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Beard :: Beard (n.) The cluster of small feathers at the base of the beak in some bird.

Armilla :: Armilla (n.) A ring of hair or feathers on the legs.

Rectrix :: Rectrix (n.) One of the quill feathers of the tail of a bird.

Squab :: Squab (a.) Unfledged; unfeathered; as, a squab pigeon..

Clematis :: Clematis (n.) A genus of flowering plants, of many species, mostly climbers, having feathery styles, which greatly enlarge in the fruit; -- called also virgin's bower..

Stem :: Stem (n.) The entire central axis of a feather.

Axillars :: Axillars (n. pl.) Feathers connecting the under surface of the wing and the body, and concealed by the closed wing..

Gymnorhinal :: Gymnorhinal (a.) Having unfeathered nostrils, as certain birds..

Feather :: Feather (v. t.) To enrich; to exalt; to benefit.

Wedge-tailed :: Wedge-tailed (a.) Having a tail which has the middle pair of feathers longest, the rest successively and decidedly shorter, and all more or less attenuate; -- said of certain birds. See Illust. of Wood hoopoe, under Wood..

Whidah Bird :: Whidah bird () Any one of several species of finchlike birds belonging to the genus Vidua, native of Asia and Africa. In the breeding season the male has very long, drooping tail feathers. Called also vida finch, whidah finch, whydah bird, whydah finch, widow bird, and widow finch..

Bald :: Bald (a.) Destitute of the natural or common covering on the head or top, as of hair, feathers, foliage, trees, etc.; as, a bald head; a bald oak..

Pinfeathered :: Pinfeathered (a.) Having part, or all, of the feathers imperfectly developed..

Plume :: Plume (v.) A feather, or group of feathers, worn as an ornament; a waving ornament of hair, or other material resembling feathers..

Plume :: Plume (v.) A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long, conspicuous, or handsome feather..

Scissors-tailed :: Scissors-tailed (a.) Having the outer feathers much the longest, the others decreasing regularly to the median ones..

Whiskered :: Whiskered (a.) Having elongated hairs, feathers, or bristles on the cheeks..

Motmot :: Motmot (n.) Any one of several species of long-tailed, passerine birds of the genus Momotus, having a strong serrated beak. In most of the species the two long middle tail feathers are racket-shaped at the tip, when mature. The bird itself is said by some writers to trim them into this shape. They feed on insects, reptiles, and fruit, and are found from Mexico to Brazil. The name is derived from its note..

Chaplet :: Chaplet (n.) A tuft of feathers on a peacock's head.

Vibrissa :: Vibrissa (n.) The bristlelike feathers near the mouth of many birds.

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