- structures" and
ability to
glide long
distances using their wing-like,
patagial membranes supported by
elongated thoracic ribs to
generate lift forces...
-
imping in a
brightly coloured false feather instead of a
natural feather. A
patagial tag is a
permanent tag held onto the wing by a
rivet punched through the...
- such as birds, bats and insects, to
natural gliders/parachuters such as
patagial animals,
anemochorous seeds and ballistospores, to
human inventions like...
-
yellowish bill. In
flight the long
fingers are spla**** and
there is a pale
patagial stripe on the underwing. The wing and tail
feathers are dark and contrast...
- with very small, dark
primary tips, they lack the red-tail's
diagnostic patagial marks and
usually also lack the dark
subterminal tail-band, and ferruginous...
-
underwings are
whitish overall with
rufous markings,
particularly in the
patagial area. This
gives a
smudgy appearance to the wings, but less dark than in...
- the
sides of the body,
dubbed "
patagials".
These are
roughly equally spaced along the trunk. The
first nine
patagials show a
rapid increase in size, with...
- MartÃnez, J. E., & Murphy, S. G. (2012).
Standing out from the crowd: are
patagial wing tags a
potential predator attraction for
harriers (Circus spp.)? Journal...
-
rounded heads. The
males of some
species have a
brilliant mat of
silvery patagial scales.
About 270
Villa species are
found on all
continents except Antarctica...
- In the male, the body is
fuscous brown,
whereas the head,
collar and
patagial base are orange.
Forewings with
black spots at base, middle, and end of...
