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Corniplume :: Corniplume (n.) A hornlike tuft of feathers on the head of some birds.

Principal :: Principal (n.) The first two long feathers of a hawk's wing.

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

Sarcel :: Sarcel (n.) One of the outer pinions or feathers of the wing of a bird, esp. of a hawk..

Pennage :: Pennage (n.) Feathery covering; plumage.

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..

Feathered :: Feathered (a.) Furnished with anything featherlike; ornamented; fringed; as, land feathered with trees..

Down :: Down (n.) The soft under feathers of birds. They have short stems with soft rachis and bards and long threadlike barbules, without hooklets..

Feathery :: Feathery (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, feathers; covered with, or as with, feathers; as, feathery spray or snow..

Flighted :: Flighted (a.) Feathered; -- said of arrows.

Crest :: Crest (n.) A tuft, or other excrescence or natural ornament, growing on an animal's head; the comb of a cock; the swelling on the head of a serpent; the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc..

Horn :: Horn (n.) Any natural projection or excrescence from an animal, resembling or thought to resemble a horn in substance or form; esp.: (a) A projection from the beak of a bird, as in the hornbill. (b) A tuft of feathers on the head of a bird, as in the horned owl. (c) A hornlike projection from the head or thorax of an insect, or the head of a reptile, or fish. (d) A sharp spine in front of the fins of a fish, as in the horned pout..

Umbilicus :: Umbilicus (n.) Either one of the two apertures in the calamus of a feather.

Beplumed :: Beplumed (a.) Decked with feathers.

Feather-edge/ :: Feather-edge/ (n.) The thin, new growth around the edge of a shell, of an oyster..

Bird Of Paradise :: Bird of paradise () The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus Paradisea and allied genera, inhabiting New Guinea and the adjacent islands. The males have brilliant colors, elegant plumes, and often remarkable tail feathers..

Feathering :: Feathering (n.) The act of turning the blade of the oar, as it rises from the water in rowing, from a vertical to a horizontal position. See To feather an oar, under Feather, v. t..

Stand-by :: Standard-wing (n.) A curious paradise bird (Semioptera Wallacii) which has two long special feathers standing erect on each wing.

Dowle :: Dowle (n.) Feathery or wool-like down; filament of a feather.

Plumule :: Plumule (n.) A down feather.

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