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| All of a bird's feathers together |
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| Hardened keratinized sheath over the jaws and nasal cavity. Extremely important for calls, maintenance, gathering food, how they take care of food. Replaces use of teeth. |
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| "Posterior box". Helps birds be more affective at landing. Fusion of thoracic, lumbar, sacral, & some caudal vertebrae into pelvic girdle. |
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| Provides more surface for muscle attachment. Attachment point for feathers. |
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| "Anterior box". Provides protection for heart, lungs, and chest cavity; and makes up flight apparatus. |
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| Pulls wing down. Largest flight muscle. 15% of bird's weight. |
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| Lifts wing. Tendon connection b/t supracoracoideus and dorsal side of humerus to lift wing. 10% of bird's weight. |
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| Front part of bird's stomach; functions like a normal vertebrate stomach |
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| "Grinding"; also called the gizzard; mechanical digestion |
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| Blind pouches storing bacteria |
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| Release of waste; not a true anus |
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| Pathway of blood in bird's heart |
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| Vena Cava--R.Atrium--R.Ventricle--Pulmonary arteries--Lungs--Pulmonary veins--L.Atrium--L.Ventricle--Aorta to body (arch--carotid artery--head) |
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| External nares--Nasal Cavity (beak)-- Mouth--Pharynx--Trachea-Larynx--Syrinx at split of trachea to bronchi (syrinx=bird voice box)--Posterior air sacs--Lungs (parabronchi)--Anterior air sacs--Trachea--Out |
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| Response to body temperature dropping; Rapid muscle contraction |
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| Distinct at rook of skull, used for photoreception |
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| Protection of lens and keeps lens clear; "3rd eyelid" |
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| Feathers modified around ear opening to help funnel sound waves. |
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| Advanced to perform osmoregulation on land |
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| Secrete ions/water onto face (out of body) |
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| Where maturation of sperm occurs/storage |
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| Egg white of an egg. Protein. Encapsulates zygote |
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| Lower stretch of oviduct. Encapsulated in a hard calcified shell |
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| Multiple mates during breeding season |
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| Many males and one female. Female defends the nesting territory |
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