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flight feather
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flight feather [′flīt ‚feth·ər]
(vertebrate zoology)
Any of the long contour feathers on the wing of a bird. Also known as remex.
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I recorded each bird's age as either after-hatch year (AHY) or hatch-year (HY) based on skull ossification, plumage, or retrix fault bars (Pyle 1997).
Factors influencing fidelity of house finches to a feeding station by Davis, Andrew K. / The Wilson Journal of Ornithology
The largest proportional differences in structural measurements between males and females were also greatest in bill depth, followed by tail retrix R1 length, tarsus length, and head-to-bill length (Table 1).
Gender identification of Caspian Terns using external morphology and ... by Ackerman, Joshua T.; Takekawa, John Y.; Bluso, Jill D.; Yee, Julie L.; Eagles-Smith, Collin A. / The Wilson Journal of Ornithology
The short retrices were black, with a short whitish tip visible on the right outer retrix.
Nesting behavior and nestling care of the Pavonine Quetzal ... by Lebbin, Daniel J. / The Wilson Journal of Ornithology
 
 
 
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