Bird Fact #1

Ellise Boggs
1 minute

Semiplumes
NOT quite a down feather and NOT quite a contour, semiplumes occupy the middle ground between the two. Semiplumes have a rachis that is longer than the longest of the barbs.

The Source:
Page #15
Ornithology #21
Feathers:
The Anatomy of a Feather #2

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