- Look up
tertian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In
music theory,
tertian (Latin: terti****, "of or
concerning thirds")
describes any piece, chord,...
- gulls, parrots, and owls are
among the
families missing this feather.
Tertials arise in the
brachial region and are not
considered true
remiges as they...
- crop and breast. In both ****es
there are
narrow white stripes along the
tertial wing feathers; when the bird is in
repose they have the
appearance of longitudinal...
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Subcontinent and
extending into
Southeast Asia.
Their distinctive pink
tertial feathers of the
adults give them
their name. They
forage in
flocks in shallow...
- When in
water it can be
recognized from a long
distance by the
white tertials that form a
stripe on the side, and in
flight it is
distinguished by the...
- Iris #
Pupil #
Mantle #
Lesser coverts # Sca****rs #
Median coverts #
Tertials # Rump #
Primaries # Vent #
Thigh # Tibio-tarsal
articulation # Tarsus...
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species with S. n. latirostris.
Extensive white edging on
primary and
tertial rectrices. S. n.
latirostris Bolivia and
northwest Argentina. Sometimes...
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coverts and the
lower neck. In the best-known taxa, the
secondary and
tertial flight feathers are white, grey, or greenish-black and hairlike, falling...
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requires less work from the parents. In many respects,
including long
tertial feathers,
larks resemble other ground birds such as pipits. However, in...
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herring gulls is most
readily done by the more
solidly dark (unbarred)
tertial feathers.
Their call is a "laughing" cry like that of the
herring gull...
