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contour feather

NOUN
  1. feathers covering the body of an adult bird and determining its shape

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  • Water Pump 1995 "Ford" Contour feather pump made of plastic and broken Ext.
  • Breeding adults were captured at their nest burrows, marked with United States Fish and Wildlife Service leg bands, and fitted with a depth recorder attached to the contour feathers between the scapulars with a cable tie.
  • Contour feathers lapped over the transmitter, concealing its presence and preserving the bird's hydrodynamic profile as much as possible.
  • A contour feather, as a typical feather, has a complex morphology consisting of a central shaft or rachis to which barbs are attached on two margins to form a vane.
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