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    A Vane a vane), made of three bones. These are the humerus, the ulna and the radius. The humerus meets the rest of the body at the shoulder. The Source Page 5 Ornithology #11 Flight Fact about me â–ª Radius is one of the bones in your lower armâ–ª The elbow is at the top…

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    Egg Color All eggshells are white, but two pigments can be added to change the color.Eggs can be found with the pigment biliverdin, which makes them blue-green, or protoporphyrin, which makes the eggs brown. Eggs can also be found patterned or spotted. The Sorce:Page #6 Ornithology #15 Life Cycle: The Egg #2

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    Ornithologist: ornithologists make a job out of birds, with years of school and study. Ornithologists can be birdwatchers or birders too, although some are NOT. Their work can be outside or in a lab. We’ll be learning all sorts of ways to study and watch birds! The Sorse: Page #7 Ornithology #2 Introduction: Studying &…

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    One is astronomy (the study of stars) and the other is ornithology. Regular people just like you have contributed greatly to our scientific knowledge and understanding of birds! Amateurs are very important to bird studies around the world—and there are plenty of them! What is Ornithology? Page 2 of 20

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    Dimorphism Sexual dimorphism means there are clear physical differences between males and females of the same species. The male and female of a species can look very different in birds, with differences in size and plumage. The Males and the females may also behave differently, take different roles in parenting and incubation, and have other…

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    Interestingly, when compared to their body size, things change. The hummingbird’s egg is around      25-30 per cent of the mother’s body size.That means the hummingbird is the size of just 4 of it’s egg’s. The ostrich, actually has the smallest egg to it’s body ratio, which is only around 1-4 per cent of the female…

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    Fledgeling’s  In the nest, the chicks will develop and altricial chicks will grow and change. Both of the altricial and precocial chicks will begin to develop adult feathers, replacing with any of the soft down they had before.  As they become less dependent on the parent’s for the nutrition and protection, they will begin to…

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    Above: the conical shape of the eggs of the killdeer, which lay’s in a tree. This shape means the eggs roll in a circle if DON’T pushed and DON’T EVER fall out onto the ground. The Source: Page 5Ornithology #15 Life Cycle: The Egg #2

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    The First True Birds While scientists argue over which of the small, feathered dinosaurs was bird-like ENOUGH to take the title of the first bird, we can look at some early birds that do fit the criteria we know of as bird’s today. The Source: Page: #12 Ornithology #13 Bird Evolution