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| Body feathers, symmptrical, cover skin and insulate |
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| Flight feathers, asymmetrical |
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| Tail feathers, modified in some groups (woodpeckers - cling to trees) |
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| "petty coats" to puff out external feathers, maintain aerodynamics |
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| Adult or natal, insulation, protect from sun exposure; natal down is molted when adult feathers come in. |
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| allergen, grow continuously, flake off to condition skin, found mostly in parrots |
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| face/head, similar to whiskers- extensino of sensory system; most common in nocturnal insectivorous birds |
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| in-flight sensors, monitor position of wings and tail |
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| central vein of a feather |
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| hold smaller filaments together; preen to zip them up |
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| Proximal and distal, hold feathers together |
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