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Some
body parts you should know:
MANTLE:
the upper back
AURICULARS:
side of the head, around the ear
SCAPULARS:
feathers at the base of the wing, around the shoulder
FLANKS:
the side of the belly
SPECULUM:
a patch of distinctly coloured secondary wing feathers
TARSUS: leg
TIBIA: thigh or
upper leg
AURICULARS: cheek
UPPER MANDIBLE:
upper bill
LOWER MANDIBLE:
lower bill
EYE RING: a thin
line of feathers that circle the eye
MEDIAN LINE: the
feathers between the crown and the eye stripe
CERE: the
area at the top of the beak where the nostrils are located
PATAGIUM: the
leading area of the wing between the head and the wrist
NAIL (or BEAN): the
small round bump on the end of a duck's bill |