Science Testez? Flashcards
family wolves belong to
canine
group eagles and owls belong to
birds of prey
fastest living creature
peregrine falcon
songbirds fall into this category
perching birds
ostriches and emus category
flightless birds
turkeys and peacocks
games birds
went extinct in the 1800s
passenger pigeon
provide wing shape for flight
flight feathers
soft fluffy feathers
down feathers
the quill scientific name
rachis
flat portion of the feather
vein
what is the vein made up of
barbs
involves flapping of the wings
powered flight
involves no flapping and goes in circles
soaring
what flight pattern does the hummingbird use
special flight pattern
what is horizontal flight
gliding
characteristic of a birds bones
hollow
a bird’s thumb
alula
ridge of the sternum
keel
birds sense that is better than other animals
sight
third eyelid
nictitating membrane
crushes and grinds food in the stomach
gizzard
ingests sea water
salt gland
voicebox of the bird
syrinx