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Rectrices
Rectrix Rec"trix (-tr?ks), n.; pl. Rectrices (-tr?"s?z). [L., fem. of rector.] 1. A governess; a rectoress. 2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the quill feathers of the tail of a bird.

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- (/ˈrɛmɪdʒiːz/), singular remex (/ˈriːmɛks/), while those on the tail are called rectrices (/ˈrɛktrɪsiːz/ or /rɛkˈtraɪsiːz/), singular rectrix (/ˈrɛktrɪks/). The...
- Laval website Sophie D'Amours élue rectrice de l'Université Laval in impactcampus.ca Sophie D'Amours élue rectrice de l’Université Laval in lefil.ulaval...
- ossification, supporting the tail feathers and musculature. In modern birds, the rectrices attach to these. The pygostyle is the main component of the uropygium...
- 2016, pages 6-7. (in French) « Le Conseil d'État a désigné la nouvelle rectrice de l'Université de Lausanne », press release of the Council of State of...
- francophone universities (e.g., Université de Montréal) use the term (recteur or rectrice in French) to designate the head of the institution. In addition, the historically...
- breast and ventral regions are a velvety black. The flight feathers (rectrices) are wide, flat, and rigid; velvety black on the inner edges and an iridescent...
- feathers (the boat-billed heron has only nine), 15–20 secondaries, and 12 rectrices (10 in the bitterns). The feathers of the herons are soft and the plumage...
- Lish, J.W. (2006). "Thinking about feathers: adaptations of golden eagle rectrices". Journal of Raptor Research. 40 (1): 1–28. doi:10.3356/0892-1016(2006)40[1:TAFAOG]2...
- with S. n. latirostris. Extensive white edging on primary and tertial rectrices. S. n. latirostris Bolivia and northwest Argentina. Sometimes considered...
- presence of eumelanosomes in the preserved tail feathers. The paired central rectrices are dark, while the smaller feathers are non-iridescent, likely grey....