Bird's Unit (TGTB)
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Syrinx

the vical organ or voice bix of birds

Plumage

the feathers of a bird

Proventriculus

the organ that partially softens a birds food before digestion

Airfoil

<p>the shape of a birds wing</p> Signup and view all the answers

Rectrices

<p>the feathers found on the tail of a bird that allow it to steer in the air</p> Signup and view all the answers

Crop

<p>a muscular pouch in a birds esophagus that temporarly stores food and sometimes produces milk</p> Signup and view all the answers

Remiges

<p>the feathers that create lift and sustain a bird in the air</p> Signup and view all the answers

incubation

<p>the process of hatching eggs using the warmth of the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

Gizzard

<p>a muscular organ that crushes a bird's food by shifting it around and grinding it against swallowed geit or stones</p> Signup and view all the answers

Aves

<p>the class containing birds: endothermic, bioedal vertebrates that lay eggs and have a bill, wings, feathers, and lightweight skeletons</p> Signup and view all the answers

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