Avian Terminology Graphic Organizer Activity

Aviary = large cage building or enclosure for keeping birds inside Cere = a waxy fleshy covering at the base of the upper beak in some birds Clutch = A nest of eggs or a group of young birds Coverts = feathers that give the bird its outward form

Filoplume Feathers = Short, hair-like feathers Illustration Flight Feathers = The remiges of the wings and rectrices of the tail Mandibles = Both the lower and upper segments of a bird’s bill Mantle = The feathers on the back of a bird

Crown = The top of the head Lores = The surface of each side of a bird's head between the eye and the upper base of the beak Isthmus = The area in a bird’s oviduct where the two shell membranes are added to surround the yolk and albumen Grit = any of the large primary or secondary feathers of a bird's wing

<p>Powder-Down Feathers = powdery substance Papillae = Small projections on the dorsal wall of the male’s cloaca that aids in transferring sperm to the female’s cloaca Contour Feathers = The feathers that give the bird its outward form Lutino Birds = Birds, particularly cockatiels, that are primarily yellow in color</p> Signup and view all the answers