10 Questions
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
the shape of a birds wing
Rectrices
the feathers found on the tail of a bird that allow it to steer in the air
Crop
a muscular pouch in a birds esophagus that temporarly stores food and sometimes produces milk
Remiges
the feathers that create lift and sustain a bird in the air
incubation
the process of hatching eggs using the warmth of the body
Gizzard
a muscular organ that crushes a bird's food by shifting it around and grinding it against swallowed geit or stones
Aves
the class containing birds: endothermic, bioedal vertebrates that lay eggs and have a bill, wings, feathers, and lightweight skeletons
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