- 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...
- 4 Pupil, 5 Mantle, 6
Lesser coverts, 7 Sca****rs, 8
Median coverts, 9
Tertials, 10 Rump, 11 Primaries, 12 Vent, 13 Thigh, 14 Tibio-tarsal articulation...
- 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...
- 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...
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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...
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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...
- fourths) with the top note
lowered by a semitone. More
modern sounding than "
tertial chords" (built from thirds), it is
useful in comping;
since the structure...
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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...
-
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...
