iridescent feathers

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• Speculum feathers — The speculum is a patch, often distinctly coloured, on the inner remiges of some birds.Examples of the colour(s) of the speculum in a number of ducks are:* Common Teal: Iridescent green. * Green winged Teal: Iridescent green. * Blue winged Teal:… …   Wikipedia

• apodiform — ▪ bird Introduction   any member of one of two groups of birds (bird), the swifts (swift) and the hummingbirds (hummingbird), that are very different from one another in general appearance and way of life. The two groups, considered suborders,… …   Universalium

• hummingbird — /hum ing berrd /, n. a very small nectar sipping New World bird of the family Trochilidae, characterized by the brilliant, iridescent plumage of the male, a slender bill, and narrow wings, the extremely rapid beating of which produces a humming… …   Universalium

• Pelagornithidae — Temporal range: Late Paleocene Early Pleistocene 58.7–2.5 Ma …   Wikipedia

• peristerite — /peuh ris teuh ruyt /, n. a whitish, iridescent variety of albite, used as a gem. [1835 45; < Gk perister(á) pigeon, dove + ITE1] * * * ▪ gemstone       iridescent gemstone in the plagioclase (q.v.) series of feldspar minerals. The name (from… …   Universalium

• Gorget — For the feathers, see gorget (bird). The gorget shown in this 1772 portrait of Colonel George Washington by Charles Willson Peale, worn as part of Washington s uniform in the French and Indian War to symbolize his commission as an officer in the… …   Wikipedia

• Rainbow crow — The story of the Rainbow Crow is a Lenape legend, symbolizing the value of selflessness and service. After a long period of cold weather, the animals of the community become worried. They decide to send a messenger to the Great Sky Spirit to ask… …   Wikipedia

• Lightning Bird — The lightning bird is a real or imaginary bird superstitiously associated with special powers among southern African native peoples. The believed supernatural powers vary according to the traditions of different tribes. Generally lightning is… …   Wikipedia

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• Peafowl — Taxobox name = Peafowl image width = 250px image caption = An Indian Blue Peacock (rear) courts a peahen (front) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Galliformes familia = Pavoninidae genus = Rheinardiasubdivision ranks =… …   Wikipedia

• Red-winged Fairy-wren — Taxobox name = Red winged Fairy wren image width = 220px image caption = Male in nuptial plumage, Margaret River, Western Australia status = LC status system = iucn3.1 status ref = [BirdLife International 2004.… …   Wikipedia