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Tutorials By [me]
Topic Started: Oct 17 2006, 09:38 PM (299 Views)
Oneistheloneliestnumber
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EPITOME OF AWESOME.

http://www.4to40.com/images/earth/geograph..._body_parts.jpg

the largest bird, is a Gold-Crowned Kinglet, and here's the parts that go with that picture:

eye line
Line of feathers in front of and behind the eye.

crown
Top of the head.

lore
Area between the eye and the bill.

mustache
Area at the sides of the chin. Synonym(s): whisker, malar streak

breast
Front part of the chest.

rump
Area between the uppertail coverts and the back.

flank
Area between the belly and the wings, more posterior.

wing bars
Pale tips of greater and median secondary coverts.

The small grey bird that's pinkish red is a Pyrrhuloxia (I htink that's how you spell it) and the parts that go with it:

crest
Tuft on the head.

The bird with red, blue, green is a Painted Bunting and here's the parts that go with it:

eye ring
Pale-colored feathers encircling the eye.

cheek
Area bounded by lore, eye, auricular, and lower mandible.

The first wing is probably from some kind of Finch (or Rose-Breasted Grosbeak?), and here's the parts that go with it:

wing lining
Median, lesser and marginal coverts on underwing.

primaries
Flight feathers attached to the "hand."

secondaries
Flight feathers attached to the "elbow."

The second bird wing is from a Mallard (or maybe Northern Shoveler) and here's the parts that go with it:

scapulars
Area of feathers between the back and the wings.

speculum
Highly colored area on secondaries of several ducks.

trailing edge of wing
Rear edge of the wing in flight.


Definitions thanks to:

http://www.birding.com/Glossary.asp
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It's a good tutorial for those new to the subject, with clear visuals. May I suggest a second for those wishing to go further on the subject?
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EPITOME OF AWESOME.

I could post more...
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EPITOME OF AWESOME.

HOW TO ID BIRDS
  • * Where did you see the bird or What is its HABITAT? There are special environments, distinctive vegetation, landforms, and specific climates that birds inhabit. Some birds can use a wide variety of habitats and some birds have a very specific habitat? For example woodpeckers often forage on and nest in large standing dead trees (snags). You would not expect to see a woodpecker probing for insects on the beach.
    * How big is the bird? There are basically 7 size categories: very small, sparrow-sized, robin-sized, pigeon-sized, crow-sized, goose-sized, and very large.
    * How is it acting or what is its BEHAVIOR? (dependent on habitat) In water - how did it swim, dive, land? On land - was it head bobbing, wing flashing, walking/running? In flight - was it soaring, flapping, rapid/slow, erratic/in formation?
    * What is its SHAPE & POSTURE? Stocky vs. slender. What is the shape of the bill, wings, tail, legs, head, and neck?
    * What is its COLOR & PATTERN? Does it have wing bars, spots, eye lines, eye rings, etc? This is where knowing field marks comes in handy.
    * Finally, What did it sound like? Most species can be identified by their song or call. However, this skill can also take many years to develop.
from here
http://fsc.fernbank.edu/birding/HowToID.htm
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Another useful, informative tutorial. Here's a thought: this and the other tutorials would probably work well on a 'Bird Wiki' which could get its own topic. It'd also enable others to add to them.
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EPITOME OF AWESOME.

Bird Wiki? Tell me more.
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Rather than the General forum ending up flooded with bird topics, they could be put on a system like here.
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EPITOME OF AWESOME.

I thought you said we can only start chess things
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I didn't mean that actual one that I linked to, I meant making one like it, but about birds instead of chess.
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Oh ok. I see.
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Birds and Humans:

  • Endocrine glands; pituitary, adrenal, etc
  • Finger bones - only three though
  • Esophagus
  • Gall Bladder
  • Liver
  • Cystic Duct
  • Cecum
  • Small Intestine
  • Large Intestine
  • Rectum
  • Duodenum
  • Pancreas
  • Femur
  • Knee
  • Heel
  • Digits
  • 4-Chambered Heart
  • Skin - its paper-thin
  • Red blood- same as human's
  • Nails
  • Kidneys
I think that's all. I'll do more later.
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