| 单词 | plumage |
| 例句 | The size of a swan, with magnificent scarlet-and-gold plumage, he swished his long tail and blinked benignly at Harry. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The willow is in full plumage and is no help, with its insinuating whispers. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Her plumage bloomed as she inhaled deeply and said, “And this is where young Nathan comes into play. He will return to the Third World to gather sacred medicine in your stead.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The drape covering the blinds also had peacocks on it, only they faced forward, their plumage spread into a thousand blue-green eyes that seemed to watch us. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z It was a soft brown fluff like fledgling plumage. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The white speckles that dotted her feathers, which rose to the ceiling, made her plumage look like a snow-covered pine tree forest. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It had been emerald green, like the plumage of Dr. Dolittle’s parrot Polynesia. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He was young, for he wore the splotched plumage of the juvenile and still had a trace of baby-yellow around his beak. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z At Zeus’s left flank rode Hera, her chariot pulled by enormous peacocks, their rainbow-coloured plumage so bright it gave Jason the spins. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Standard height, fluffy black-and-white plumage with distinctive barring, yellow featherless legs and feet. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Diminutive height, black plumage with a distinctive windblown look, feathered legs and feet. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z “He’s really very handsome most of the time, wonderful red and gold plumage. Fascinating creatures, phoenixes. They can carry immensely heavy loads, their tears have healing powers, and they make highly faithful pets.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Cully lost the vertical stripes of his first year’s plumage and became greyer, grimmer, madder, and distinguished by smart horizontal ban where the long stripes had been. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The court ladies, with their bright plumage and twittering voices, were like so many birds in a gilded cage. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z When birds pair, their plumage becomes more vibrant. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The wish had settled like a cuckoo in the nest of her heart, where it kept fluffing up its plumage and making itself at home, no matter how hard she tried to throw it out. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Diminutive height, white plumage, yellow featherless legs and feet. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z He knew that it was only borrowed plumage, but he could always hope that the position might become permanent. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z They both wear plain black silk dresses, which, while excellent for sneaking around and keeping slaves’ cuffs hidden, don’t blend so well into the rainbow plumage of the throng. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Her plumage had changed during the autumn, and she was breathtaking. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Gawaine, who was the head of the family, walked first, with a falcon in juvenile plumage on his fist. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Back at the camp, the girls rushed around, pasting sequins on their faces, sewing palm fronds into gowns like plumage, making last- minute touch-ups. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Standard height, brown-and-black plumage with distinctive white tips, clean white legs and feet. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z ‘Oh ... my brilliant plumage. Very well. I suppose you can’t die in glory if you are blinded and burned.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It was a young male griffin in its first plumage. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Towering a foot over his skull was an elaborate headdress in the shape of a bird of prey, complete with swirling plumage. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The bird’s black plumage shone like coal oil in the torchlight. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The serving men brought out a heron stuffed with figs, veal cutlets blanched with almond milk, creamed herring, candied onions, foul-smelling cheeses, plates of snails and sweetbreads, and a black swan in her plumage. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He emerged from the water twenty feet from the man, the beautiful green head trailing from its outstretched wing, the sun striking the iridescent plumage. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I could not eat the tart; and the plumage of the bird, the tints of the flowers, seemed strangely faded: I put both plate and tart away. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Its plumage was still glossy, as if all the life in it had fled there, into the fine russet breast feathers, the darkly patterned wings, and the long deep-green tail feathers that shimmered like silk. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Carefully, Tristran unwound the silver chain, unhooking it from the root, while stroking the bird's ruffled plumage with his left hand. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He was also a cat that had just so gently set his claws into Lucky Lindy’s plumage. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Imagine a flock of vultures the size of people—with dirty black plumage, gray talons, and wrinkled pink necks. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Standard height; large, rounded body; golden brown plumage; clean legs and feet. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Their beaks, claws, and plumage were so distinct that only a trained eye could have discerned the unity lurking beneath. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The bright plumage of birds flashed among the trees. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The owl’s pure-white plumage was broken only by a few brown bars on the wing and some dark spots on the crown. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Luke carried it into the house, where we marveled at its soft plumage and pitiless talons. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She moved in jerky birdlike twitches, her coffee-brown eyes darting restlessly, her fingers clawing at her plumage, her earlobes, her shaggy red hair. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Just such a reminder of what a rich world of fiction, in all its vast and varied plumages, waits out there for the daring reader. The Kitschies: a joyous SF shortlist 2013-01-18T11:35:14Z The Flying Wallendas are the premiere high wire family ever...please don't tarnish their legacy by a hack review, disparaging them by comparing their name to a game bird's plumage. Review: The Big Apple Circus Is Ripe for Another Bite 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Ms. Lavin evinces with every sardonic inflection and studied pause the cool distance with which Ruth observes the world, beginning with her students and their fledgling attempts at displaying their literary plumage. | 'Collected Stories': Linda Lavin as Donald Margulies?s Vision of Faded Fame 2010-04-28T23:01:00Z “Imagine you came across an event like this — the costumes with their amazing surfeit of plumage and jewels, the models with their unnatural, clippy-cloppy, equine walk — in the Amazon,” he writes. Books of The Times: Inducements to Filthiness and Other Paradoxes 2011-03-22T11:00:00Z His regalia is matched by the riotous costumes his companions flaunt, their high-crown Homburgs, fur-collared coats and slickly patterned polyester shirts, plumage ripe for the plucking by a novelty-parched style establishment. Eddie Murphy’s Latest Look Is Ripe for Appropriation 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z There are other differences that mark the human animal: plumage, sensibility, vocal apparatus. Female Trouble: The Debate Over “Woman” as an Adjective 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z But Mr. Petzold, a fixture of the Berlin School of historically informed, emotionally challenging realist filmmakers, is more interested in the ashes of the past than the bright plumage of the future. Review: ‘Phoenix’ Shows Rebirth and a Ruse in Postwar Germany 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z This is clearly the work of a writer who is still learning his craft and spreading his wings, and who is sometimes a little too keen to show off his plumage. Not the Booker prize 2012: The Revelations by Alex Preston 2012-09-25T14:27:51Z The birds are of an invented species, robin-like but exotic in their azure, flecked plumage and the black filigree of their wing feathers. Completing the garden puzzle, one piece at a time 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z Most notably, they regularly incorporate plumage, literal or figurative. Noticed: The Perched, the Frothy, the Fascinator 2011-05-06T17:34:29Z Rob Fuller, a software engineer and a consultant on the show, logged on to Reddit to defend his work, mostly by displaying his own nerd plumage. How “Silicon Valley” Nails Silicon Valley 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z “Here is a bird of beautiful plumage among all of us little gray wrens.” Books of The Times: ‘Lady Bird Johnson: An Oral History,’ by Michael L. Gillette 2013-01-08T15:00:00Z Birds with striking plumage usually have horrible voices and it is the dull brown birds that sing beautifully – contrast the magpie with the wren. Gerald Finzi: the quiet man of British classical music 2011-01-27T23:41:00Z So do animals, whether a raft of ducks or a man in a body suit with fabric plumage. Did You See That Video of the Subway Rat Hauling the Crab? 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z There are comic riffs as well on poultry plumage, a kind of critter couture in Ms. Rossellini’s view. Down on the Farm With Isabella Rossellini 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z Feathers flew at Jean Paul Gaultier, where plumage plucked from just about avian species from the common chicken to the stately swan dressed up his gorgeously cut staples - pinstriped suits, trench coats and bustiers. Couture ends with revolution, as masses enter show 2011-07-06T22:46:06Z Even a peacock keeps the plumage folded up most of the time. New Music: Releases From Kurt Feldman, Elle Varner and Marcus Miller 2012-08-06T22:24:05Z A flock of first-rate character actors parades by in the heavy woolen plumage of the past. Movie Review: ‘Lincoln,’ by Steven Spielberg, Stars Daniel Day-Lewis 2012-11-08T13:00:00Z Mr. Mac’s flamboyance — his plumage — and his fierce political convictions sometimes threaten to overshadow his more conventional talents. The Gaudy, Glittery, Gorgeously Subversive World of Taylor Mac 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Gamboling in its clinical white galleries, life-size polar bears, smothered in Day-Glo plumage, play tag, dance, hang on trapezes, scratch itches, and generally introduce raucous joy to the hushed precinct. Paola Pivi’s American Moment 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z They are bright, often beautiful, with plumages not dissimilar to costumes. Wings of desire: why birds captivate us 2013-07-27T07:00:07Z For centuries, long cloaks, capes, and other attire were painstakingly layered with the bright plumage of birds. Datebook: Paintings of serene scenes, photos of revelrous parties, feathers worn by royals 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z But the focus of this pre-collection for autumn was the bird, either as a pattern of plumage or as shimmering wings created by iridescent sequins. Special Report: Fashion: Reflecting on the Future 2011-01-25T18:18:38Z This high-intensity group — resplendent in the plumage of a Sunset Strip hair band, and playing a kind of prog-metal — delivers the goods. Review: ‘We Are X’ Explores the Travails and Triumphs of a Rock Band 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z Second, I want to make a case for taking the time to get to know a composer who would not flourish in the zoo, whose plumage is discreet and whose song is quiet and subtle. Gerald Finzi: the quiet man of British classical music 2011-01-27T23:41:00Z Enveloped in the storybook scenery, as lithe ski racers whiz by like birds in exotic Lycra plumage, you’re in the thrill of the moment. Hut Skiing in the Dolomites: Storybook Scenery and Grappa Included 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z In the first minutes of Rio, the new animated feature from 20th Century Fox's Blue Sky studio, the 3-D screen explodes in a riot of tropical plumage. Rio: Birds of a Fabulous Feather 2011-04-14T08:45:00Z Painted on by hand, meticulous brushstrokes add skin tones, foliage and even the vivid plumage of a tiny parrot. Georges Méliès's Robinson Crusoé film resurfaces in Pordenone 2012-10-10T14:22:02Z The usual red-carpet expectation demanding that women don colorful plumage and punishing high heels while men saunter by in relatively comfortable tuxedos was exposed as the freakish double standard that it is. Perspective | At the Golden Globes, a night of powerful symbolism. Now, for the substance. 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z Prismatic and metallic tones: blue, goldand glossy black, are the structural colours.Only the white lacks underlying pigment.The evolution of vivid plumage began withthe struggle to win a mate. Poem of the week: The Coloration of Feathers by Ruth Fainlight 2012-02-13T09:34:36Z Even work on why bird plumage is so colorful in males, or in females if the sex roles are reversed, only really started in the 1960s. From duck vaginas to bumblebee sex: The amazing, overlooked science of genitals 2014-05-10T20:00:00Z It showed a solitary bird with exotic plumage being confronted by a group of pigeons; the pigeons were bearing protest placards reading “Migrants Not Welcome,” “Go Back to Africa,” and “Keep Off Our Worms.” I’m Not Going To Dismaland 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z The women disembarked, a rainbow flock of young starlings full of twitchy enthusiasm who had done themselves up in their finest plumage to take on the city. ‘Battle of Versailles’: How African American models reshaped fashion 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z This ensures sparkling conversations when different kinds of them get together the way male birds gather at “leks” to display splendid plumage for visiting females. Militant atheism has become a religion 2013-03-25T01:00:00Z Yep, in the ongoing Streaming Wars, a new challenger has appeared July 15 with the most colorful plumage of all. What the hell is Peacock? Here's a guide to the "free as a bird" streaming service 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z Novelists and poets show off their bright plumage and emit their unique trills and warbles while scholars and journalists peer through the foliage, identifying the specimens and sorting them into categories. The Wild, Rangy, Unclassifiable Delights of Joy Williams’s Fiction 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z Instead they strode forth in plumage as eye-catching as any ball gown, insisting on their own individuality. The Year on the Red Carpet 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z The cockerel's carefully sculpted plumage echoes the folds of the admiral's uniform, while the natty crest looks a bit like his hat. Katharina Fritsch on her Fourth Plinth cockerel sculpture: 'I didn't want to make fun – but I was invited' 2013-07-24T18:29:00Z Appearing in some serious red-carpet plumage, the breathtakingly lovely former ballerina was the focal point and chief reward of the event in the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater. Julie Kent heralds an elegant new era for the Washington Ballet 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z Until that down is replaced by juvenile plumage, they’d sink like sweet little stones. Day 23: On Christmas Day, No Rest for the Weary. (Or the Guy Who Feeds the Penguins.) 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z This range of plumage and their shifting visual and aural characteristics are partly why the Soundsuits remain interesting after 30 years and several hundreds of examples later. Nick Cave Goes Underground 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z In contrast to the plumage on display, Rufus Didwiszus’ sets are comparatively simple, even minimal at times, with one notable exception: the gay couple’s apartment. Review: ‘La Cage aux Folles’ Brightens Up Berlin 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z The all-white bird, named for its plumage, is a native of the Arctic seas. Bird enthusiasts flock to Quincy to see rare ivory gull 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z Koestler was, underneath all the accumulated plumage, a journalist. Koestler: The Indispensable Intellectual by Michael Scammell 2010-04-16T23:08:00Z He explained how he looks at birds to see how colors meld on their plumage. T Magazine: When Mimi Met Duro 2011-02-15T16:25:05Z Brian Knox of New Hampshire has some gorgeous specimens with geometrically patterned plumage. Review: ‘Chicken People,’ Pampering Royalty That Clucks 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z The doors swing open and through the smoke swaggers a figure in bejewelled orange horns, gold popped collar and fiery plumage. Rocketmen, raves and rhapsodies: how the music biopic became a Hollywood hit 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z Sitting opposite her, I was reminded of raptors I have seen and certain small, sharp-clawed mammals, with plumage and pelts so precisely matched to their surroundings that they seem to disappear. The Examined Life of Melanie Lynskey 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z The grandest presence onstage at Repertorio Español belongs to the smallest creature there: a handsome rooster with luxurious plumage in fiery tones and a strikingly comfortable rapport with his principal scene partner. Review: Betting on a Rooster in ‘No One Writes to the Colonel’ 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z With binoculars and cameras at the ready, we marveled at their pink and coral plumage, and the elegance of their movements. A birding adventure in Cuba 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z It was technically spring, though the weather had other ideas, and Russell, in subdued plumage, braved the wind in chunky boots and a black puffer jacket. In ‘The Diplomat,’ Keri Russell Shows Her Good Side 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z One popular element of medieval feasts was a roasted peacock or swan, presented in full plumage and spouting flames from its beak. The Biggest Feasts Ever 2010-06-29T21:20:00Z Eventually, I spotted some macaws flashing their Technicolor plumage as they circled around and returned to the towering treetops. Personal Journeys : Pink Dolphins and Sunsets Along the Amazon 2014-04-11T18:08:34Z Papageno, the charming bird-catcher in “The Magic Flute,” is usually costumed in full plumage and tweets his cheerful tunes on a pipe. Music Review: International Contemporary Ensemble at Mostly Mozart 2012-08-13T22:44:48Z Their napes are festooned with triangular plumage as consistent as the teeth of a comb. The Wandering Creativity of Sophie Taeuber-Arp 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z The process begins with a drawing, her own or that of a designer, from which the feather-maker constructs the piece, one-feather at a time, from the foundation up, just like the plumage of a bird. Special Report: A Cut Above: Designing With Feathers, the Old-Fashioned Way 2010-11-18T22:40:00Z The bloggers stayed where they were while the writers flitted from table to table, like anxious suitors wearing their best plumage. Chris Cleave: what happened when authors and book bloggers met for lunch 2011-02-21T12:56:34Z I was wondering if their vivid plumage somehow worked as camouflage in the Australian rain forest. Stalking an elusive YouTube star: The adorkable red panda 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z He wrote of “towering walls of verdure” and “gleaming cataracts of vines,” of birds of “splendid plumage” and “rollicking monkeys.” | Latin America Issue: Twain?s Nicaragua, 144 Years Later 2010-09-17T16:03:00Z It’s this most recent third season, though — oriented around most of Frank Ocean’s discography — that really let the show flash its forensic plumage. Five Great Podcasts From 2018 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z Elegant and playful, Simler’s meticulous digital renderings of birds and their plumage invite close inspection, offering as well a chance to figure out where the cat is lurking within the clever composition of each page. The Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2017 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z How did this particular specimen wind up standing in the grand foyer of the White House Wednesday afternoon, primly ruffling his plumage before dozens of onlookers? Becoming the National Thanksgiving Turkey, a slightly cheesy story There were wild turkeys with resplendent plumage; noble-looking deer; glossy, writhing fish; toothy wild hogs, and an enormous black bear. ?American Stuffers? Family: Warm Hearts and Freeze-Dried Pets 2012-01-12T00:44:55Z He pointed to the extravagantly shaped plumage of Ms. van Herpen’s 2013-14 “Bird Dress,” in which all the feathers were made of silicon and laser-cut, but then applied by hand to the cotton base. When Fashion Meets Technology, You Can Wear Your Tweets 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z That’s when the “neo-tropical warblers” who have wintered in Mexico and Central America start making their way northward for the summer breeding season, clad in their spring plumage. Birding: The latest angsty Manhattan craze! 2013-01-15T22:48:00Z The plumage of white gloves symbolized the repressed psychology of the Black middle class, consumed with respectability. Lorraine O’Grady, Still Cutting Into the Culture 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z And as he wryly points out, what is the ostentatious plumage of the male peacock but nature’s bling? | 'Rap Guide to Evolution': Rapping Your Mind-State Around Darwin 2011-06-27T21:53:16Z Here in their roost, a flock of culture vultures paraded their plumage. What 8 Culture Seekers Wore to the Public Theater 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z The Victorian taste for big hats with plumage led to near extinction of the Everglades’ snowy egrets and other wading birds, with more than five million birds killed annually by 1900. Tears for the Magnificent and Shrinking Everglades, a ‘River of Grass’ 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z They’re alternately jealous of and attracted to one another’s plumage and wingspans. After a Climate Catastrophe, These Birds Flocked to the Moon 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z These mostly involve Rhonda, who works in the gift shop and has so far responded unfavorably to his khaki plumage. Review: Tracy Letts Brings Out the Long Knives in Short Plays 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z For her last, on French couture, she wore a gauzy Halston gown suggestive of an exotic bird of green and black plumage. Rosamond Bernier, Art Insider Who Turned Lectures Into Theater, Dies at 100 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z He speed-walked to catch up with a knowledgeable volunteer, then trailed him closely, inquiring about the belted kingfisher’s plumage. Rivers Cuomo of Weezer Taps His Inner Beach Boy 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z They strutted in imposing plumage and armor -- but little else -- while flames licked the Kinetic Field stage at the Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas on Saturday night. On EDC's second night, a conquering mood in the air 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z So were exotic birds with colorful plumage, especially parrots and peacocks. Art Review: ‘Foiled: Tinsel Painting,’ at American Folk Art Museum 2012-12-13T22:31:45Z The inevitable "Viva Las Vegas" was indeed a showstopper, complete with pyrotechnics, bullwhips and showgirls with the requisite plumage in their headgear. Cirque du Soleil's "Viva Elvis" outfabs Beatles 2010-02-21T23:34:00Z The males, one of nature’s dandies, have coal-black plumage, scarlet capes and wings with yellow trim. New York Fashion Week: Male Models at the Line of Beauty ? NY Fashion Week 2011-09-16T23:20:18Z Pelosi’s bright fuchsia dress was like the plumage of a brazen bird, one with the audacity not just to fly with the flock but to lead it. Perspective | For Nancy Pelosi and the new women in Congress, fashion was a defiant statement of purpose — and resistance 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z The plumage is regal — thick drapery, in a gray and brown pattern, falling in soft folds. ‘Audubon’s Aviary: The Final Flight’ Alights at the New-York Historical Society 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Where Jagger has prowled the jungle of Hello! and Hollywood like a predator, Rupert Everett has survived, sort of, with an odd combination of sharp teeth, bright eyes, and amazing plumage. Best biographies of 2012 2012-11-29T17:00:01Z “Ducks are in breeding plumage in winter, so they are at their finest,” Ms. Weiss said. The Quiet Thrill of Winter Wildlife Viewing 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z In Marie Antoinette’s hamlet of thatched-roof cottages, we stopped at the farm to check out the rabbits, pigs and prized chickens with funky plumage. Art-world star brings a contemporary perspective to the magnificent Versailles palace 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z The audience in most of its gaudy plumage has returned: street-style peacocks in fuchsia sequins stalking the sidewalks in midafternoon. New York Fashion Week Returns. Here’s the Cliffs Notes Version. 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z This time, there were fewer lensmen; the plumage was far less extravagant. Perspective | Designers made New York fashion week happen. Sort of. 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z Lady Gaga, who showed up to the Venice Film Festival first on a speedboat, and then in a massive pink Valentino dress that made her look like a cupcake decorated with flamingo plumage. The Best Outfits of 2018 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z Squint, and the World Is Beautiful Their plumage is wilting, their wigs are askew, and their bustiers keep slipping south to reveal unmistakably masculine chests. | 'La Cage aux Folles': Kelsey Grammer and Douglas Hodge on Broadway 2010-04-19T04:59:00Z The skeptical Casey’s the one who gets his plumage cracked by an angry God. Review | The Almighty is a cutie-pie in ‘An Act of God’ 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Even its brown plumage, amid all the prison gray, seemed colorful. My Prison Cell: A Visit from an Outsider 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z Images of two upside-down mallards and a rooster, whose plumage was painted with the typical vivid color known as Pompeiian red, also brightened the eatery and likely served to advertise the menu. Mallard to go? Dig of Pompeii fast-food place reveals tastes 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z It also has dark chestnut-brown upper plumage with silvery white underneath. What is the pūteketeke, the bird John Oliver is obsessed with? Here's what makes this fowl so weird 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Birds are known for their elaborate courtship rituals and romantic gestures that are replete with beautiful songs, complex dances, gift-giving practices, preening, and flamboyant plumage. Something in the eyes: Java Sparrows in love show enhanced eye rings 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z During the day, the potoo perches on tree branches, remaining perfectly still, with its cryptic plumage resembling a broken tree branch or stump. Mangrove forests: Steely gaze of young tigress wins photo awards 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z In 2020, after several years capturing images of everything from lab mice to bumblebees, the Kochs turned their attention to plumage. What these flashy feathers reveal about the secret lives of birds 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Toews noted that chromosomal inversions previously were found in other bird species and were expressed via different plumage patterns or more aggressive behaviors, for example. Ruffed grouse population more resilient than expected, genetic study finds 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Three were adults, identifiable by their pink plumage, and two were juveniles clad in gray. Flamingos in Wisconsin? Tropical birds visit Lake Michigan beach in a first for the northern state 2023-09-23T04:00:00Z Unlike their parents, whose sleek black-and-white feathers seal their skin against the frigid ocean, chicks’ downy plumage isn’t waterproof. Record sea ice melt in Antarctica doomed thousands of penguin chicks to a watery grave 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z But then I realized they were both in breeding plumage, with a white forehead and a bright yellow bill and legs. This Seabird Courtship Ritual Is the Romance of the Summer 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Coincidentally, male Attwater's greater prairie chickens have coloring similar to that of bees, sporting vibrant yellow and black plumage surrounding their necks and faces. EPA announces new pesticide protection measure applied to 27 animal species: Report 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z Perhaps the most striking is the pied kingfisher, commonly called a helldiver, with its black and white plumage, shaggy topknot and slender beak. Put a Bird on It? Ancient Egypt Was Way Ahead of Us. 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z As they matured, they grew plumage on their bodies. How Did Birds First Take Off? 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z The left photo depicts an arctic fox with white fur sleeping on white snow, and the right photo shows a ptarmigan with white plumage standing on white snow. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Pale Male, so named because of his whitish plumage, was first spotted in Central Park as a juvenile in 1991 and began nesting on Fifth Avenue across from the park in 1993. Pale Male, red-tailed hawk who nested above NYC’s Fifth Avenue for 30 years, dies at 33 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Daniella Mantrapp, one of the bar's drag queens, assembled flamboyant plumage in the colours of the Ukrainian flag - the country on whose behalf Liverpool is staging the contest. Eurovision euphoria on the streets of Liverpool for host city's big night 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z One particularly calming painting featured a perched bird with rich, chestnut plumage. Put a Bird on It? Ancient Egypt Was Way Ahead of Us. 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z Until their new feathers grew in, they had to survive without their insulating plumage. How Did Birds First Take Off? 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z She splashes a few drops of scent onto the snow and scatters magenta plumage plucked from a feather boa around the opening of the cage. Could prescribed fires offer the best protection for Washington's lynx? 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z For me that began with the blue, almost punk-like plumage of the horses pulling the carriage in the King's procession from Buckingham Palace. The Coronation: Six takeaways from an historic day 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z Appalled by the slaughter of birds, Mrs Williamson invited a group of women to her home in Didsbury, on the outskirts of Manchester, to discuss how to put a stop to the plumage trade. Emily Williamson: Plaque to honour RSPB founder to be unveiled 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, a pride of adolescent students, testing out their plumage on a field trip, may adorably pass by. 3 Seattle museums with good food: SAM, Burke, Chihuly Garden and Glass 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Puffs of the music’s emotional plumage can stay lodged in your head for years. Belle and Sebastian, still giving twee a good name 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z With her penetrating gaze and white plumage spotted with brown, the owl transfixed an entire community. Rare snowy owl that drew flocks of birdwatchers disappears from Cypress neighborhood 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Junglefowl are generally lean, territorial and temperamental, and the males’ plumage is splashed with vivid colors. Cockfighting Is Illegal in the U.S. Why Does It Breed so Many Fighting Birds? 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z The subjects include a bald eagle in flight, multiple breeds of puffins, and a wall of hummingbirds and other tiny birds, many with shimmering green plumage. Review | In the galleries: Colorful shapes, dazzling drama 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z AUSTIN—Known for their pink plumage and high-stepping gait, flamingos stand out in another way as well. Fluid dynamics helps flamingos slurp meals from muck 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z Now, researchers say their stark white tail feathers are the brightest plumage ever measured on a bird. This demure bird has the brightest feathers ever measured 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z While the two turkeys are comparable in weight, Chocolate’s plethora of feathers looms large across the pen, while Chip has subtler plumage. With a waddle, gobble and trot, turkeys pardoned by Biden return to NC to retire 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z Males avoid females with ornamental plumage, meaning they are left alone to enjoy better access to food. Perspective | Narwhals, ruffs and other animals that defy gender stereotypes 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z That book stands out in my obscenely large collection of field guides because it emphatically reminds the reader that nature isn’t all brightly colored flowers and male birds’ breeding plumage. Those weird marks on your leaves? Here’s how to decipher them 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z The Northern Virginia artist further offers three realist pencil drawings of birds in trees, all in shades of gray, save for plumage painted in red or blue. Review | In the galleries: Exploring connections in the Black experience 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Next, the researchers built a computer model of the feathers’ microscopic structure to account for how photons bounce off the fibrous protein known as keratin that forms the bulk of the plumage. This demure bird has the brightest feathers ever measured 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z “As a chef, I stand in awe of the humble bird’s contributions to world cuisine. As an artist, I marvel at the iridescent colors and varied beauty of its plumage.” Jacques Pépin, at 86, finds a new way to express his love — of the chicken 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z This showed that continued songbird trapping would result in "more brown and less blue" plumage in Asia's tropical forests. Colourful songbirds could be traded to extinction 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z For example, male birds often exhibit more colorful plumage than female birds of the same species. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Species like the emperor penguin have overlapping layers of insulating plumage, tightly packed veins to recycle body heat and just enough paunch to weather wind chills that approach minus 80 degrees Fahrenheit. How Penguins Beat the Heat and Went South 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z The plumage of hummingbirds has more color diversity than the feathers of all other birds combined, a recent study finds. News at a glance: Debate over classifying research, giant water lilies, and new hummingbird feather colors 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z If so, the late Triassic dinosaurs in the Junggar Basin had warm winter coats made of plumage, Olsen and his colleagues contend today in Scientific Reports. Did fuzzy coats help dinosaurs survive one of Earth’s worst extinctions? 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z Now a study has revealed that particular colours of plumage put birds at greater risk of being taken from the wild and sold. Colourful songbirds could be traded to extinction 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z In some species, males expend a lot of energy in courtship rituals, whereas in other species, males expend much less energy in other ways of attracting mates such as producing colorful plumage. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Sometimes, the bird’s plumage ignites, and it may be left suffering on the ground. Like a Bird on a Wire That Starts a Wildfire 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z Endemic to Bali, the Bali myna has been a highly sought collector’s item in the international caged bird trade for more than a century because of their striking white plumage and song. Bali’s bird sellers, conservationists join forces to save endangered mynas 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z They’re sulfur-crested cockatoos — popular pets in the United States — and corellas, a kind of cousin cockatoo that lacks that distinctive yellow plumage and appears to be suffering from a bad case of conjunctivitis. When Cockatoos Become Cocka-Too Much 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z Lovebirds, small parrots with vibrant rainbow plumage and cheeky personalities, are popular pets. Scientists Found an Animal That Walks on Three Limbs. It’s a Parrot. 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z Males of species carrying out courtship rituals assist in parental care whereas males that use colorful plumage to attract mates do not assist with the parental care. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Peering at the screen, I was astonished to see a tiny bird, its plumage colored an intense blue and orange, that I hadn’t yet seen with my own eyes. Introducing city kids to nature in the hinterlands of Sardinia 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z After a chick is born, one parent continues carrying it between its legs for warmth until it develops its final plumage. Emperor Penguin at serious risk of extinction due to climate change 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z He notes that the researchers didn’t infer the melanosomes’ color and says it’s possible the plumage was used for camouflage rather than display. Pterosaurs may have flaunted colorful plumage long before the reign of dinosaurs 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Doctors pull from a bank of shed feathers to find one that perfectly matches the wounded bird’s breed — plumage of the same pattern, length and color. A top-notch hospital in Doha is busy. Only falcons allowed. 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z Males of species carrying out courtship rituals do not assist in parental care whereas males that use colorful plumage to attract mates have energy available to assist with parental care. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Any academy worth its salt would own its film geekery as proudly as it owns its red-carpet plumage, its strained presenter banter and its tacky musical numbers. The Oscars are embracing better movies. The show acts like it's embarrassed by them 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z Known for their golden head and black plumage, the species flies with a sort of herd mentality, the ornithologist said. A viral video of birds falling from the sky sparked countless theories. But there’s a likely answer. 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z The monkeys stare out as if caught by surprise, as does a bird with turquoise, crimson and gray plumage. It’s not just a whimsical jungle painting. It’s a great artist letting his imagination run wild. Lind suggests placing a taller item on one side, such as an attractive vase holding oversized or arched plumage. Mantel magic: 7 tips to make your hearth into a wintry respite | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Males of species carrying out courtship rituals as well as species of males that use colorful plumage to attract mates, both would assist with the parental care. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z And fashion’s preeminent peacock unfurling his black, pleated plumage in slow motion? The must-see fashion from the Emmys 2021 red carpet 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z Seconds count—there will be no pausing to admire one bird's dazzling plumage or another's melodious song, no studying a fascinating behavior or puzzling over an unexpected sighting. Extreme Birding Competition Is a Cutthroat Test of Skill, Strategy and Endurance 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z They were small birds with pale pink beaks and plumage the color of ripening bananas. Opinion | The Birds on My Balcony Have Taught Me a Lot About the Pandemic 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z These bonds are formed by female choice, while the males compete by giving vocal and visual ritual displays in which they show off their colorful plumage to prove their "quality." The secret sex lives of ducks 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z Males of species carrying out courtship rituals as well as species of males that use colorful plumage to attract mates would not assist in parental care as the females would be involved. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The prevailing theory is that the men are hunting cormorants — not with arrows, but with terra-cotta pellets, to avoid damaging the birds’ plumage, which was highly valued. Mystery on a Venetian lagoon McIlhenny, created an egret rookery at the island in 1895 because the birds were nearing extermination by hunters who sold their plumage to adorn women’s hats. Making hot sauce and working to save wetlands 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z They fanned their tails in a corona of spiky plumage meant to impress. 2020 wildfires left precious endangered species habitat in Central Washington ‘nothing but ash and dust’ 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z Floral sundresses, hats with feathers and pastel blazers with pocket squares are hardly pandemic wear, but they were paraded like peacock plumage Saturday. The Preakness inches back to normal, with 10,000 grateful revelers at Pimlico 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z Their beaks and plumage change color with the seasons. The Delight of Watching Birds on the Streets of New York 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z Blue plumage is also "most aesthetically appealing by far" - something that chimes with other studies that have examined what tempts us to engage with tourism images. Why is this the 'most instagrammable' bird? 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z “It’s a fascinating work on this understudied area of plumage,” said Richard Prum, an ornithologist and evolutionary biologist at Yale University. Some Male Birds Fly Under False Colors to Attract Mates, Study Suggests 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z Further genetic comparison of the two species uncovered just three gene regions—totaling 12 genes—that distinguish them, including previously unrecognized differences in regulatory DNA that control plumage coloring. Tiny differences in plumage and song have split two nearly identical birds into different species 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z The throat and face feathers are iridescent—depending on the viewing angle, the plumage might flash brilliant or mundane hues. Hummingbirds’ Iridescent Feathers Are Still a Bit of a Mystery 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z Spruce grouse are the darkest of the mountain varieties, with dark gray to nearly black coloration and sprinkles of white plumage. Montana’s mountain grouse offer long seasons in high country 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z Which is not to say this story is true, only that it serves London’s folklore to fault a star for these exotic interlopers, their tropical plumage streaking the sky between grimed tower blocks. I Didn’t Mean to Adopt a Dozen Pet Snails 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Some researchers suggest the bird was initially prized for its exotic plumage or for cockfighting. The chicken first crossed the road in Southeast Asia, ‘landmark’ gene study finds 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z Those small genetic and plumage changes were apparently enough for some females to start preferring a specific coloring, setting the stage for the birds to be “isolated” in place. Tiny differences in plumage and song have split two nearly identical birds into different species 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z To quantify how common UV colors are in the natural world, the researchers looked at the light reflected off nearly 1,000 samples of bird plumage and more than 2,000 plants. Hummingbirds navigate an ultraviolet world we never see 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Research from the University of Exeter also suggests bright pink plumage to be an indicator of good health in lesser flamingos. Pinkest flamingos fight the hardest for food, scientists learn 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z JAMES: My top-three favorite birds: The northern cardinal—male or female plumage—in the dead of winter, no leaves on the trees, dark bark with snowy white background. Black Birders Call Out Racism, Say Nature Should Be For Everyone 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z “We are talking about dead fish, polluted plumage of birds and poisoned animals.” Russia Declares Emergency After Arctic Oil Spill 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z “Differences in song and plumage alone may be sufficient to maintain species boundaries extremely early in divergence,” Turbek says. Tiny differences in plumage and song have split two nearly identical birds into different species 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z Bald eagles gradually acquire their white plumage as they mature throughout a period of five years, according to the U.S. Videos of eagle family getting more views during pandemic 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z These birds are not treasured for their plumage or meat, but for their songs. Bought for a Song: An Indonesian Craze Puts Wild Birds at Risk 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z A small, brightly coloured finch with black and buff plumage, a red face and gold flashes on the wings. Name that song - it's the perfect time to learn to identify birds 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z Still, there was no telling what type of damage might be lurking under its plumage. The wondrous life and mysterious death of Golden Eagle 1703 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z All the details were visible, from the feathers in their plumage to the creases on their thin legs. Into the Black Forest With the Greatest Living Artist 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Some residents said they enjoy their colorful plumage and the neighborhood oddity. After residents cry fowl: Miami to relocate pack of peacocks 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z Two geese dropped in bursts of gray-black plumage, and a third swung low across the snow-streaked landscape before falling to the jaws of Heidler’s chocolate lab. Hunting is declining, creating a crisis for conservation funding 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z Small and perky, with blue and yellow plumage, and white cheeks. Name that song - it's the perfect time to learn to identify birds 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z Two geese dropped in bursts of grey-black plumage, and a third swung low across the snow-streaked landscape before falling to the jaws of Heidler’s chocolate lab. Hunting is ‘slowly dying off,’ and that has created a crisis for the nation’s many endangered species 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z Prof. Duerden’s letter in Nature of January 15 might by its phrasing lead to the supposition that a few persons only are agitating for a novel Bill to prohibit the importation of plumage. From the archive 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z Scientists are eager to understand the plumage differences between birds and these feathered dinosaurs. 'Dancing dragon' shows feathers grew differently on dinosaurs and birds 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z All 20 birds survived, although many displayed symptoms of dehydration and stress – with some even losing parts of their plumage – as a result of being stuffed in the boxes for hours, AFP reported. Belgian man arrested in Peru airport with 20 live birds in suitcase, investigators say 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z Among them were two toucanets and 16 tanagers - small, brightly-coloured birds that are commonly targeted by traffickers for their vivid plumage. Man held at airport with 20 birds in suitcase 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z This oil helps clean and protect the bird’s plumage, but also contains a delicate bouquet of scents. The Bacterial Surprise in This Bird’s Smell 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z The vibrant plumage was used in ceremonies and to make robes, blankets and more. Turkeys in the northwest: Conservation success or nuisance? 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z Most of us look at a bird and see its avian shape in perfect alignment with the colors of its beautiful plumage. True Colors Shining Through 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z Young gulls, which can take four years to mature and lose their drab juvenile plumage, are a little like human adolescents testing their independence. Gulls are the feathered fabric of our very landscape — and they are a lot like us 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z They too risk drowning if the fast ice melts away and they don't have the right plumage to resume swimming. Emperor penguin 'needs greater protection' 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z “I had one as a pet when I was a kid,” said Dr. Tsang, 40, who sported some bold plumage herself, a shock of electric blue hair in a ponytail. Sydney Is for the Birds. The Bigger and Bolder, the Better. 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z NBCUniversal is betting that its young Peacock will have enough plumage to strut in an increasingly crowded streaming market. NBCUniversal looks to 'The Office,' 'Parks and Recreation' to launch new streaming service Peacock 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z The first wearers of feathers in early history lived alongside the birds whose plumage they borrowed. The Transformative, Talismanic Power of Feathers 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z The bird, identifiable by its distinctive beak and black and white plumage, hatched in May 2019 and is the fourth chick to be born in the zoo. Rare hornbill chick delights staff and visitors at Polish zoo 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z Her eyeshadow is like the plumage of a tropical bird: blue, pink and yellow, to match the rainbow lettering on her Pride T-shirt. Extreme makeup: how the girls and boys of Generation Z created a huge new subculture 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z Their plumage clashes against dark forests so starkly that a flock of them appears like “butter dripping from the trees,” Ohio State University biologist Christopher M. Tonra said. Songbird migration study finds a tiny, vulnerable winter range 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z Their plumage, a mixture of light browns and grays with a black collar, provides camouflage. Overflowing Great Lakes pose new threat for endangered bird 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z Their plumage, a mixture of light browns and grays with a black collar, provides camouflage. Overflowing Great Lakes pose new threat for endangered bird 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z Imagine a genetic mutation that causes an increase in the redness of both male and female plumage. Sex chromosomes manipulate mate choice 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z This is a young female – larger than a male and distinguished by her heavily barred plumage. Wildlife Photographer of the Year: stories behind classic portraits 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z Bigger bodies, colorful plumage and regular visits to birdfeeders helped. Celeb or stranger? Study weighs Americans’ interest in birds 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Albatrosses can make it to 60 or so, and they look like wise elders from the moment they lose their juvenile plumage. Perspective | We once hunted and ate robins. Now the birds are a colorful harbinger of spring 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z “Little peacock clusters, our plumage an affront to a still judgmental town,” he wrote. Teenage Wildlife: inside the song about Bowie's midlife crisis 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z And the specimen helps fill in three-dimensional detail of what the plumage of these birds was like. Spectacular Fossil Bird Foot Preserved in Amber 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z With layers of feathers, including an undercoat of down, and thickly feathered feet, her plumage gives her insulation equivalent to that of an Arctic fox. Wildlife Photographer of the Year: stories behind classic portraits 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z Known for their noisy chattering, distinctive black-and-white plumage and their scavenging. Garden bird winners and losers over 40 years 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z At first, Fisher argued, females might evolve preferences for certain valueless traits, like bright plumage, that just happened to correspond with health and vigor. How Beauty Is Making Scientists Rethink Evolution 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z “In the original book, the author talks about birds of rare and unusual plumage that populated the countryside,” explained Scarfone. ‘The Wizard of Oz’ secrets you probably haven’t heard 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z “They talk about ‘I think this is a worn alternate plumage of a second year whatever Iceland Gull which really looks a whole lot like a Herring Gull’. Jonathan Franzen: 'Climate change isn't only reason for bird decline' 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z His colourful plumage quickly earned him a keen following on social media. Why has this duck taken over social media? 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z Perhaps inspired by their black plumage and coarse caws, stories and legends depict these birds as ominous creatures, messengers between the realms of the living and the dead, harbingers of death and misery. Counting Crows 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z The hue of his plumage transitions seamlessly from molten red to sunshine yellow. How Beauty Is Making Scientists Rethink Evolution 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z Hiding a complex pattern in a bird's plumage is one method that might fool an image-recognition system into thinking it was looking at a bike. Birds on bikes banned from Google contest 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z Ideally, this bird, with its tuxedo-like black-and-white plumage and clownish orange beak, would have voided its bowels into a stainless steel bowl she calls the “puffin toilet.” Why Are Puffins Vanishing? The Hunt for Clues Goes Deep (Into Their Burrows) 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z Their colorful pink plumage, social nature and foot-patting “dances” in their pond made them visitor favorites. Visitors can meet flamingos at Keys conservatory 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z Others were decorated with the plumages of peacocks and ostriches or adorned with sable and chinchilla. Before He Was a Photographer, Bill Cunningham Was a Hat Maker 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z A bowerbird with especially bright plumage might have a robust immune system, for example, while one that finds rare and distinctive trinkets might be a superb forager. How Beauty Is Making Scientists Rethink Evolution 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z Church was a place to unfurl the plumage that was hidden during the week. Perspective | Aretha Franklin, secret style icon: With the drop of a fur coat, she proclaimed her worth 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z Attorney Uzo Asonye described it only as “ostrich,” which called to mind some fluffy extravagance covered in colorful plumage and underscored the point of bringing up the jacket at all: Manafort isn’t just a spendthrift. Perspective | Paul Manafort’s ostrich jacket pretty much sums up Paul Manafort 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z The photos revealed that the best-looking males—at least, as the females saw them—weren’t necessarily the ones with the brightest plumage, the researchers reported this month in Ecology Letters. The trick to snagging a hummingbird chick? Good lighting 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z Generation after generation, peahens chose peacocks with the most impressive plumage, producing the peacock’s uncamouflageable tail. Summer reads: Darwin’s dilemma on sexual selection, ecology versus empire, and the dark side of the greater good 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z Hamilton and Marlene Zuk proposed that some ornaments, in particular bright plumage, signaled that a male was resilient against parasites and would grant his children the same protection. How Beauty Is Making Scientists Rethink Evolution 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z The charity said that while Mandarin ducks aren't rare, they are "in high demand for private collections in western Europe due to their ornate plumage". Duckling worth £600 stolen from sanctuary 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z Golfredo, a puppet from the Sicilian puppet collection of the Weil family, hangs on a display near the museum’s entrance, clad in armor, a shield and a helmet with bright plumage. Local museum gives visitors a portal to the past 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z Down the road, he spots a better target, a crowd of ruddy turnstones with their distinctive black, white and brown plumage. Migrating birds create flu bonanza for scientists to study 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z They're some of the strangest birds in the world, known for their bright plumage and their penchant for fruit. Ruffled feathers over fossil bird find 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z His plumage appeared black as charcoal at first, but as he moved, it shimmered with all the colors of an oil slick. How Beauty Is Making Scientists Rethink Evolution 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z Found among the plumage of these ancient creatures, the 125-million-year-old flakes are almost identical to those found in modern birds. Dandruff reveals how dinos shed their skin 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z The work, published in Nature Communications, suggests that dinosaurs who sported feathers evolved skin to cope with their plumage as far back as the middle Jurassic. Oldest known case of dandruff found in 125m-year-old dinosaur 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z There’s the stately, even pace of the clauses, like a sentence diagramed by a tweedy lecturer; the stuffy hyperbole of “Cretaceous period”; the little fluff of emphatic plumage in “extravagantly.” New Sentences: From a Tweet by Seamas O’Reilly 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z The dark-brown-and-white-speckled nestlings will in a few weeks develop a lighter, golden-brown plumage on the back of their neck. Nevada wildlife biologist watches over state’s golden eagles 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z Australasia's birds of paradise currently hold the record for the "blackest black," their plumage clocking in with a maximum absorption rate of 99.95 percent. How Deep-Sea Fish Are So Exceptionally Black 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z But many of the wild birds are rare or endangered, and supply has dwindled to sources such as Victorian feather hats or moulted plumage from zoos. When feathers flew at a natural-history archive 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z Each one flaunts up to eight different plumages during its first four years. What’s a Tough Call in Bird Watching? Identifying a Gull 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z A picture of the creature emerged, of a dinosaur the size of a crow, weighing little more than a pound and covered in plumage. This feathery dinosaur probably flew, but not like any bird you know 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z Common signs that a wild bird is ill include unusually fluffed-up plumage and lethargy. Feed the birds, but be aware of risks 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z They painted the decoys’ beaks yellow, the wingtips black, the plumage white. The Life and Death of Nigel, the World’s Loneliest Seabird 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z But their dull plumage disguises lives as complex as any soap opera, complete with thieving neighbors and usurping strangers, secret infidelities and public mate-swapping, untimely death and wayward young. The Not-So-Simple Secret World of Song Sparrows 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z Mating is the end goal of most of these bizarre efforts to attract, but what defines which colors in plumage, which notes of birdsong or which facial features prove alluring? The Evolution of Attraction, the Magnetic Force That Created the World and Other New Science Books 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z North Island kaka are large parrots with scarlet, rust, and brown plumage and amazing calls and songs. This Rat-Free City Park Is a Paradise of Rare Birds 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z “Its plumage was a shiny rainbow of iridescent colors … but it didn't stop there,” he says. New 'Rainbow' Dinosaur May Have Sparkled Like a Hummingbird 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z Many male birds-of-paradise are noted for their bright colors and iridescent feathers, but several species of these tropical marvels also sport super-black plumage. Back to Black: How Birds-of-Paradise Get their Midnight Feathers 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z Actresses such as Sarah Jessica Parker and Viola Davis traded the usual red-carpet plumage for black dresses, the uniform of the evening. At Golden Globes, Causes Outshine Celebrities 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z If she is otherwise, why not show up in glorious plumage and then serve up some give’em hell commentary on the red carpet or from center stage? Perspective | Rose McGowan is right. Wearing black is no way to take a stand on the red carpet 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z Patient No. 1974 is a barred owl, described in the Cornell Lab of Ornithology website as having “soulful brown eyes and brown-and-white-striped plumage.” Wild animals in distress are nursed back to life at this facility in Arlington 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z Fossilised remains of two-legged dinosaurs called theropods show that many were covered with rich feather plumages, for warmth and display. Meet Dracula, the bloodsucking tick which feasted on dinosaurs 99m years ago 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z The preserved plumage likely belonged either to a feathered dinosaur or a primitive type of bird known as an enantiornithine. Ticks That Fed on Dinosaurs Found Trapped in Amber 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z THE vibrant hues of beautiful plumage are often borrowed. Birds with poor digestion are literally off colour 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z Should you collect a series of bright beads and feathers and form them into a nest, then perform a choreographed dance in front of the nest with your plumage on full display? Opinion | How to interact with women so you can have your holiday party 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z Thanks to the melanin pigment preserved on three well-preserved Sinosauropteryx fossils, University of Bristol scientists were able to reconstruct the pattern of dark-hued plumage on the animals’ bodies. Stripes? Spots? Melanin pigment brings out new theories about dinosaurs 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z As 43,282 stood and roared for the first World Series win on their home field, they might as well have all been peacocks, spreading their orange plumage in delight. Perspective | ‘Houston Strong’ indeed: A city put to the test has a team up to the task 2017-10-28T04:00:00Z Their shimmering plumage inspired wonder that galvanized both ornithologists and hunters. Ornithology: All eyes on the 10,000 species : Nature : Nature Research 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z "They are not the world's best fliers and I think the numbers reported killed are high because they are easily spotted in their glorious plumage." Roads take deadly toll on UK pheasants 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z “That physiognomy is part of what’s happening with gender equality right now. Men are trying to indicate that they are still marketable procreators — it’s like plumage.” Frances McDormand’s Difficult Women 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z The eye-catching plumage of Sinosauropteryx, described in the journal Current Biology, illuminates the life and behavior of these ancient animals and sheds light on the diversity of the landscapes they inhabited. Stripes? Spots? Melanin pigment brings out new theories about dinosaurs 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z Its limbs, however, would have sported several other kinds of feathers, including long pennaceous feathers with central vanes that are more like the plumage we often see on modern birds. New Feathered Dinosaur Had Four Wings but Couldn't Fly 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z The bird shed its feathers in March revealing fluffy grey plumage recorded in historical accounts by mariners. Secret life of the dodo revealed - BBC News 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z The study also shed light on the birds’ plumage. Life cycle of the mysterious and long-dead dodo revealed by bone study 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z “Yes,” said the goldfinch, who, in his bright yellow summer plumage, seemed to shine like a polished ingot. Perspective | On a wing and a prayer: What do backyard birds talk about? 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z But a healthy athletic male, with beautiful plumage? Perspective | ‘The pigeons make me feel free’: An old pastime thrives in a Palestinian refugee camp 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z “The plumage is composed of four wings, as with many theropod dinosaurs from China, but it did not allow ‘Silky’ to take off from the ground or from a tree.” New Feathered Dinosaur Had Four Wings but Couldn't Fly 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z The plumage records a kind of "chemical passport" stamped with a signature of the locations visited. Penguin feathers record migration route - BBC News 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z Initially, chicks are covered with a downy plumage that is not watertight. Baby penguin debuts at California’s Aquarium of the Pacific 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z Bison were considered so bountiful that people could shoot them from trains, while waterfowl were gunned down to provide plumage for hats. 'There's no sport in that': trophy hunters and the masters of the universe 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z They were hunted to the brink of extinction by the early 20th century for their plumage, a demand driven by the women’s hat-making industry. Egrets in some North Texas neighborhoods make unwanted mess 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z “The plumage of Silky does not allow it to perform modern flight but can surely help slow its descent,” he says. New Feathered Dinosaur Had Four Wings but Couldn't Fly 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z Some dinosaurs we know were feathered are preserved with plumage. Long Live the Fuzzy T. rex 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z The females look completely different, with puffy brown plumage that helps camouflage them and their nests. Hen harrier plunges towards extinction in England - BBC News 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z The two birds' distinctive behavior, plumage, and DNA led the researchers to declare the animal a new species, Amazona gomezgarzai, in Garza’s honor. This New Parrot Species Sounds Like a Hawk 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z If you adopt the aesthetic, Darwinian view of nature, the beauty of bird song and plumage is the result of 10,000 different standards of beauty evolving over this complicated history of mate choice. Why It Matters Who Females Choose to Have Sex With 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z Male plumage therefore grows on the female in line with the changes in season. How does a duck change its sex? - BBC News 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Was Tyrannosaurus rex—the giant king of the tyrannosaurs—actually sporting bright plumage? World’s only fossils of T. rex skin suggest it was covered in scales—not feathers 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z If she has ducklings with her chosen mate, then they will inherit the fancy plumage that she and other females prefer. Duck Sex and the Patriarchy 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z With a body length of over a metre, the adult albatrosses only show up as two or three pixels, but their white plumage makes them stand out against the surrounding vegetation. Albatrosses counted from space - BBC News 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z They were status symbols and spiritual emblems — so precious, in fact, that macaws were kept in captivity and deliberately plucked of their plumage, new evidence suggests. Prehistoric Native Americans farmed macaws in 'feather factories' 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z My own duck developed a mysterious illness and died after about six months of the change in plumage. How does a duck change its sex? - BBC News 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z The size and width of a peacock's proud plumage attracts the gaze of males likely sizing up rivals and of females potentially looking for mates, a survey released on Wednesday showed. When it comes to peacock mating, plumage size matters: study 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z In the wintry months before breeding begins, male ducks flaunt their plumage, putting on dramatic courtship displays in an effort to entrance a mate. Duck Sex and the Patriarchy 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z Blocks and scraps of wood carved and painted to look like plumage would then be glued to those plywood layers. Tecumseh’s feather: Love brought the plumage to life 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z Pale Male, named for his unusually light-colored plumage, arrived in 1993. When Mary Tyler Moore Stood Up for Pale Male the Red-Tailed Hawk 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z Along with the primitive plumage, the 99-million-year-old amber also preserved soft tissue and eight complete vertebrae. That Thing With Feathers Trapped in Amber? It Was a Dinosaur Tail 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z A length of fluffy plumage discovered within a piece of amber has been identified as part of a dinosaur tail, offering new insights into the evolution of feathers. Dinosaur tail trapped in amber offers insights into feather evolution 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z The amber also allowed the researchers to study the structure of the animal’s plumage in three dimensions. Dinosaur tail trapped in amber sheds light on evolution of feathers 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Very similar, but on a smaller scale, the dwarf form Cryptomeria japonica ‘Elegans compacta’ boasts equally attractive purple winter plumage, while maturing at only 10 feet tall. Once winter arrives, these conifers will be pretty in purple 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z All the birds have mostly tan and grey plumage, except for a patch of white under the chin and a bright pop of yellow between the eyes and beak. The sparrow with four sexes 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Saunders suggests that feathers were obtained from cooks who collected the plumage of fowl. Rare 19th century photographs of Shanghai - BBC News 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z They end up with dirty, matted plumage and feathers that no longer provide insulation. Researchers link virus to Alaska birds with deformed beaks 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z With her black and white plumage and enormous feet, she reminded them of a penguin - so that's what they called her. In pictures: The family and the magpie who rescued each other - BBC News 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z Under the US system, however, some of the plumpest birds seem to get away with their plumage largely intact. How could Donald Trump have avoided tax? - BBC News 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z It is hoped the hens will re-grow a full plumage in about 10 weeks. Rescued battery hens get knitted poultry - BBC News 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z Feathered dinosaurs are known to have boasted beautifully colored plumage, but Vinther argues that this specimen had scales, not feathers. This Dinosaur Wore Camouflage Three judges pored over the creatures, evaluating them on a 30-point system with personality, plumage and health carrying equal weight. Blue Cochin crowned winner at Backyard Chicken Pageant 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z He was decked out in the male plumage of Madison Avenue — the dark suit, the mane of hair, the easy confidence. Could Women Be Trusted With Their Own Pregnancy Tests? 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z Frigatebirds are the only seabirds that lack waterproof feathers — if they dive into the ocean or even land on its surface, the water will soak their plumage and prevent them from taking flight again. How frigatebirds cross entire oceans without ever needing to rest 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z But feathers in Burmese amber are prized for their rarity and beauty, and are cut and polished to highlight the aesthetic value of the prehistoric plumage. Rare Dinosaur-Era Bird Wings Found Trapped in Amber 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z "It drives them to extremes," Ellis explained, leading to birds with brilliant plumage, frogs with bellowing croaks, deer with massive antlers. These creatures use glowing vomit to attract mates — and it’s utterly beautiful 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z For a long time scientists thought the spikes, plumage and fur characteristic of these groups originated independently of each other. Scales, Feathers and Hair Have a Common Ancestor 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z The Taiwan barbet is known in Chinese as the “five-colored bird” for its green, red, yellow, blue and black plumage. Rare Visit to Taiwan by Siberian Crane Is a Bird-Watcher’s Dream 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z But did Trump really usher in the new wave of political trolling, or is he, rather, an early-warning system, a canary, tweeting madly, flashing his yellow plumage? The Year of the Political Troll 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Similarities in bone structure and proportion, as well as some plumage characteristics, suggest that they may belong to the same species. Rare Dinosaur-Era Bird Wings Found Trapped in Amber 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z It is the rare women’s sports star who travels with a posse, spends extravagantly on the plumage that is bling or beds a partner in every city in which she plays. The Scientific Reason Men Like Sports More Than Women 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Two peacocks in a pod, he and Trump, and what ghastly plumage they showed on Tuesday. Ted Cruz’s Bitter End 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z However, through his photographs, Clark explores the incredible evolution and utility of plumage, through form and beauty. Exquisite Photos of Bird Feathers from Around the World 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z A new book chronicles the dazzling evolution of plumage from around the world. These Stunning Photos of Feathers Will Tickle Your Fancy Although they share the same black plumage, ravens are larger versions of crows, with an average wingspan of 46 inches, 10 inches longer than their smaller cousins, according to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Ravens nest in D.C. for the first time in 100 years 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Called “jewels of the forest” for their glorious plumage, these shy, secretive birds are almost impossible to spot in the wild. Even This Incredibly Elusive Bird Isn't Safe from Traffickers The raven’s somber black plumage, unearthly voice and attraction to carrion inspired humans, who associated them with otherworldly forces and mysterious beings. The Raven, the Original Goth, Makes a Home in New York 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z The event also includes a photo contest that features fancy plumage from across the globe. Experience Science: Count Birds From Your Backyard 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z Clark went around the world, from China to Austria, to chronicle the dazzling evolution of plumage. These Stunning Photos of Feathers Will Tickle Your Fancy Their magical oak tree stands unfinished; a phoenix costume needs its full, resplendent plumage. Putin’s Angels: the bikers battling for Russia in Ukraine 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z She looked like a tiny plucked blue chicken, her only remaining plumage some straggly wing and tail feathers and a frayed skull cap of the ones she couldn’t reach with her beak to mutilate. What Does a Parrot Know About PTSD? 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Elsewhere, in pants navy, orange and purple motifs evoked the swirls in the peacock’s plumage. Lewis Hamilton shows softer side at Paris Fashion Week 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z And in city parks, roses are showing their plumage against Christmas tree backdrops. December Heat Tricks Flowers Into Putting On Spring Display 2015-12-24T05:00:00Z The stocky songbirds are a flocking species that bathe and drink together in groups, where the starlings may then be unable to exit a confined space or their plumage may become waterlogged. Scientists unable to explain starling mass drownings 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z But the birds’ poufy plumage is not the only baroque aspect of their biology. 'Supergene’ determines wading birds’ sex strategy 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z Still other zoos have considered going peacock-free, only to have the idea shot down by zoo patrons enamored of the brilliant-blue birds with the impressive plumage and piercing yowl. Why zoos are purging themselves of peacocks 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z In polygynous species, by contrast, males may be less choosy about their mates, Dale suggests, so that there is little benefit to females displaying a colourful plumage that is energetically costly for them to maintain. Sexual selection makes female songbirds drab 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z Selection for gaudy plumage therefore works in both directions. My pretty maid 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z That’s been tough to resolve because it is hard to quantify how colorful a plumage is, says Bart Kempenaers, an ornithologist at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Seewiesen, Germany. Female birds get drabber when their males fool around 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z The painting of a swallow-tailed kite, completed in early October in Upper Manhattan, includes 12 other species embedded in its plumage. Retracing Audubon’s Steps, Painting His Birds Anew 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z The radiant plumage of a pheasant he shot is stuffed and mounted next to the doorway. Corporate America’s unforgivable new swindle: Leveling workers’ compensation to nothing 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z That surprising conclusion is based on a data set of plumage colour in nearly 6,000 songbirds, which Dale and his colleagues built. Sexual selection makes female songbirds drab 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z But among all the hi-tech, it's low tech bird plumage that's the big talking point. Why is Ford's hi-tech factory using ostrich feathers? - BBC News 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z But because male birds, in general, tend to be more colorful, that measure also works as a measure of how colorful a bird’s plumage is. Female birds get drabber when their males fool around 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z My sponsor and I looked for weeks on end to find a bird so late in the season that was still sporting juvenile plumage. I'm a falconer - and there's nothing like watching a bird you trained in action 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z Gowns fit for a Kardashian were puffed up with plumage, constructed from jigsaws of satin and lace, or encrusted in a pirate’s booty of spangles and pearls. Givenchy 9/11 New York Fashion Week show pays tribute to the American Dream 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z They used their data to ask how various potential evolutionary factors drive male and female plumage colour. Sexual selection makes female songbirds drab 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife Service failed to make a proper evaluation of the states’ conservation plan when it listed the lesser prairie chicken - a species of grouse with feathered feet and striped plumage - as threatened. Court strips lesser prairie chicken of federal protection 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z It's part of the Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge, which was established in 1929 as a sanctuary for birds devastated by decades of hunting for their colorful plumage. Bird mystery: Thousands disappear and abandon eggs, nests on island off Florida's Gulf Coast 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z Female birds look for signs of fitness that range from the flamboyant plumage of the peacock to the bizarre dances of birds of paradise. Best Male Nightingale Vocalists Make Best Fathers 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z For monogamous birds, elaborate songs sometimes substitute for elaborate plumage, and vice versa, Remsen says. Why Do Small Birds Have Sweeter Songs? 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z Butterfly wings and the colourful plumage of peacocks and some parrots all contain examples, which were only understood after Yablonovitch and his fellow physicists fully described photonic crystals in the 1980s. Creator of photonic crystals wins Newton medal - BBC News 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z Birds were generally identified only after being shot, so such guides focused on fine details of plumage and soft parts. Identification, Please 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z The finding of such an ancient plumage prompted the group to speculate that a fuzzy coating of feathers may have been the rule for dinosaurs rather than the exception. Most dinosaurs had scales, not feathers, fossil analysis concludes 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z A man in a camouflage cap tweezed a pheasant’s plumage into place. Masters of Taxidermy Seek to Replicate More Than an Animal’s Appearance 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z On the other hand, in promiscuous species—in which both males and females have multiple partners—"both plumage and vocal stuff goes crazy," Remsen says. Why Do Small Birds Have Sweeter Songs? 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z Fledgling great horned owls emerge from the nest with downy plumage. Fledging great horned owls learn art of flight, how to hunt 2015-05-16T04:00:00Z He stood just a few steps from where his birding obsession had begun in earnest in the spring of 2000 with a sighting of a veery thrush in bright breeding plumage. Jonathan Franzen Ruffles Feathers Again 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z His observations soon became known as Gloger's rule; ornithologists later verified that tropical plumage indeed darkens closer to the equator. Flowers Are “Darker” at Lower Latitudes 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z The security video shows the male, with its colorful plumage extended, near some female birds. Police seek man who stole peacock from Dallas neighborhood 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z For K.F.C., she drew a chicken with grand plumage; Mr. Clean became a spindly, curly-haired man holding a spray bottle with a smiley face on it. An Artist with Amnesia 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Best-sellers in the museum store include Unicorn Tears, Replacement Eyes and diet supplements to encourage growth of plumage, gills and camouflage. Neighborhoods: A look at Columbia Heights, Washington DC 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z On a separate show, viewers were told that Ukrainian children were being taught to hunt birds whose plumage comes in Russia’s national colors. Before Nemtsov’s assassination, a year of demonization 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z The stark black and white of the male’s plumage — understated at first glance — is actually as extravagant as a black satin gown in a Rubens oil painting. Bufflehead Ducks Bob Along the Atlantic Shoreline 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences recognizes the film's full title in all its colorful plumage, even if most multiplex marquees don't. What's in a name? For 'Birdman' maybe an Oscar 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z But this attractive owl, with soulful brown eyes and brown-and-white-striped plumage, can also pass completely unnoticed as it flies noiselessly through the dense canopy or snoozes on a tree limb.” In Honor Of the Super Bowl, The 16 Most Superb Owls of All Time Sometimes they took ravens and eagles for their plumage to bedeck themselves with the beautiful black flight feathers. Secrets of Neandertal Cognition Revealed 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z They want to fly like them, sing like them and, in the finest of clothing, approach the beauty of their plumage. Art review: ‘The Singing and the Silence’ at Smithsonian American Art Museum 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z It started Wednesday with the most innocuous of events: the annual naming of the National Thanksgiving Turkey, when Mr. Obama officially liberated Cheese, a large white bird with impressive plumage, from the Thursday dinner table. G.O.P. Aide Quits After Ridiculing Obama’s Daughters 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z As the president spoke in the grand, marbled Entrance Hall of the White House, a large white turkey strutted and fluffed its copious plumage on a mat nearby. Obama Pardons Mac and Cheese for Thanksgiving 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z The turkey we're all familiar with from elementary school with the colorful fall plumage is a heritage variety known as the Standard Bronze. A Cornucopia of Surprising Facts About Your Thanksgiving Turkey 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z But in “Strut: The Peacock and Beauty in Art,” the gorgeous creature with the magnificent plumage is dissected and found to have hidden depths and multiple personalities. A Review of ‘Strut: The Peacock and Beauty in Art,’ in Yonkers 2014-11-01T04:00:00Z Everything about it is black: plumage, beak, tongue, legs, toe nails, even its meat, bones and organs! This Rare Chicken’s Body is Entirely Black—Including Its Organs, Meat and Bones 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z The words are now as imprinted on the British public mind as a Hamlet soliloquy: “He’s not dead, he’s resting! Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue. Beautiful plumage!” Michael Palin: ‘The world is an absurd and silly place’ 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z When you think of birds, you probably imagine their dazzling plumage or their beautiful songs. Colorful Birds Can Also Belt Tunes 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z This prevents most mobile birders from cross-referencing guides, a practice that becomes crucial as identifications become more challenging, with plumage variations and encounters with rare species. 161 Bird-Watcher Apps for the iPhone—and They’re All for the Birds [Slide Show] 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z It is the first evidence of plant fragments being carried in the plumage of long-distance migratory birds. Plants hitch lift on migrating birds 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z As I parted the bird’s feathers, I was surprised to find a fully formed and complete, but gnarled and contorted, leg hidden beneath the plumage. Thrilling encounters with freak passerine birds 2014-05-05T22:52:44Z After a few weeks, Pinky looked like a different chicken in her luxurious, darker gray and copper plumage. My life as an urban egg smuggler 2014-04-18T22:58:00Z Another highly unusual, almost flightless bird, due to its startling ash-white plumage, the kagu is known locally as the 'ghost of the forest'. The 100 most uniquely rare birds 2014-04-10T16:31:01Z And it’s unlikely that the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute would yield anything more extravagant than the plumage of the snowy egret, an apparition of weightless white filament set against a Romantically storm-swollen sky. Art Review: ‘Audubon’s Aviary’ Returns to the New-York Historical Society 2014-03-27T19:13:04Z Roughly 20 inches long, with spectacular black and white plumage, the bird’s song was extensively recorded by naturalist James Tanner. A new book is one of the only places where you can see exotic, extinct animals 2014-03-03T21:59:29Z Greater flamingos - scientific name Phoenicopterus roseus - are usually larger than lesser flamingos and are characterised by pale plumage and pink bills. 'World's oldest flamingo' dies at 83 2014-01-31T09:04:43Z The birds are most vulnerable from about a week after hatching — before that they are largely protected by a parent — to about six weeks, when they develop waterproof plumage. Climate Change Taking Toll on Penguins, Study Finds 2014-01-29T22:30:55Z To escape from seals underwater, the birds release trapped air bubbles which form a thin layer of air around their plumage, reducing friction. The paper industry and climate change: Roll on the green revolution 2013-11-28T15:58:37Z Xu suggests that the earliest feathered dinosaurs might have used their plumage for visual display. Palaeontology: The truth about T. rex 2013-10-23T17:20:31Z Oil can be incredibly damaging to birds - affecting their plumage and so their ability to stay warm and dry. Oil spill ducks rescue continues 2013-10-01T20:45:48Z He added that the chicks would be fully-fledged within three months and would get their full pink plumage within three years. Flamingos 'spurred on' by summer sun 2013-08-28T13:32:46Z Goldfinches were popular pets because of their beautiful plumage, but in portraits they often had religious overtones because the birds were used in depictions of the infant Christ. Quiz of the week's news 2013-08-22T23:59:21Z There are 12 other species of tailorbird, but the Orthotomus chaktomuk, the scientific name for the discovery announced Wednesday, is distinct in plumage and genetic makeup, Mr. Mahood said. New Species of Bird Is Found in an Unlikely Location in Cambodia 2013-06-27T00:03:59Z “There is no empirical evidence that tyrannosaurids had feathers,” Carr says, “and artists have no business decking them out with plumage until the day comes when a tyrannosaurid is found with feathers.” Palaeontology: The truth about T. rex 2013-10-23T17:20:31Z He started out as a diplomat and an able politician who avoided offending people and adopted the appropriate Washington plumage to survive. What is the economic responsibility of corporate America? 2013-05-23T18:15:00Z Fossilized pigment cells suggest that the new species' plumage was glossy black, maybe even iridescent. ScienceShot: Fly Like a Hummingbird, Glide Like a Swift 2013-05-01T00:15:00Z In general, "if animals are caught out with the wrong plumage or fur color, they are particularly vulnerable." Color-Changing Hare Can't Keep Up With Climate Change 2013-04-15T20:00:00Z This is a benefit cut dressed in the plumage of 'science.' Barack Obama's budget: Chained, chained, chained 2013-04-05T19:44:19Z According to Marshall, the absence of wings emphasises the important parts of the plumage for species comparisons. Rinjani scops owl: New owl species discovered in Indonesia 2013-02-14T02:45:00.237Z The findings were published in a paper called "Reduced plumage and flight ability of a new Jurassic paravian therapod from China". Feathered dinosaur offers clues 2013-01-24T16:35:56Z It’s big, with bronzy-brown plumage, a mostly pinkish head and neck and a wiry ‘beard’ that hangs down from the chest. The other turkey 2013-01-16T15:15:00.303Z For female Harris sparrows, however, plumage does not matter in this way. Body and mind: Political strength 2012-10-18T15:26:19Z Examples of extravagant attributes are the luminescent plumage of peacocks or the ornate antlers of deer stags. Size matters for 'sex cheat' frogs 2012-10-15T06:48:27Z Until fairly recently, it was common practice for scientists to identify owl species based largely on their plumage and morphology. Rinjani scops owl: New owl species discovered in Indonesia 2013-02-14T02:45:00.237Z Finlayson says preliminary experimental evidence shows that removal of the plumage in this way using flint tools creates cut marks similar to those observed on the ancient bird bones recovered from the Gibraltar caves. Caveman Couture: Neandertals Rocked Dark Feathers 2012-09-18T21:15:02.717Z He is keen, for example, to continue exploring how non-avian dinosaurs developed feathers and whether the plumage differed from that of modern birds. China's dinosaur hunter: The ground breaker 2012-09-05T17:20:32.287Z Bryan Abraham, 10, said he, his brother and his sister were sitting in their family’s car with the door ajar when they spotted the peacock’s distinctive green and blue plumage. A Mystery Peacock Wanders Queens 2012-08-22T01:22:27Z The combination of these fat stores and thick, white winter plumage makes the birds' appear very different in the summer compared to the winter. Arctic birds still fit when fat 2012-07-02T10:00:43Z On others, they placed the same oil, but no blocking chemicals, so their plumage still shone brightly. Prettier tits (the bird!) get more help from their partners 2012-06-25T17:45:05.873Z Gouldian finches are found in open, subtropical woodland and are known for their colourful plumage. Finches' colour shows personality 2012-06-06T06:33:13Z It had not gay plumage like some of its companions, but its song delighted the King, and often he said: 'Sing--sing always.' A Soldier's Son 2012-04-27T02:00:37.640Z As they moved on again, a large white bird started up from the reeds, and flew heavily away, with its snowy plumage strangely contrasting with the dark background of the wood and hill. Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX 2012-04-25T02:01:07.457Z The guests arrived dressed up in their best new summer plumage. Daddy's Bedtime Bird Stories 2012-04-21T02:00:27.490Z “The UV reflectance of the crown plumage of female blue tits significantly affected male investment in feeding nestlings,” explain the authors. Prettier tits (the bird!) get more help from their partners 2012-06-25T17:45:05.873Z This pretty little bird, under different varieties of plumage, appears to be scattered over the greatest part of tropical America, and is one of the most common of its tribe. Zoological Illustrations, Volume III or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals 2012-04-20T02:00:06.887Z Under plumage grey, tinged on the breast with rufous, and banded with brownish black; tail short, black, with interrupted transverse bands of obscure olive. Zoological Illustrations, Volume II or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals 2012-04-19T02:00:34.283Z Other birds of larger size and gorgeous plumage perched among the trees at a short distance from the path. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z But I remember his glossy plumage and proud head, and how gluttonous he was. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z The general plumage above is uniform tawny rufous brown, becoming more olive on the rump. Zoological Illustrations, Volume I or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals 2012-04-19T02:00:27.027Z Their natal down will be replaced with darker plumage. City Room: Hawk Cam 2012: First Close-Up Photos of Baby Hawks 2012-04-13T22:30:26Z To return, however, to that now before us, it should be observed, that it is the only species whose plumage does not in any way accord with that of the rest of its brethren. Zoological Illustrations, Volume II or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals 2012-04-19T02:00:34.283Z The geese in plumage more resemble ducks than geese, being dark brown and green, with a large white patch upon the under part of the wing, and which only shows during their flight. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z Natal down is quickly replaced by the emerging juvenal plumage and may often appear as tufts at the end of the new feathers. City Room: Hawk Cam 2012: F.A.Q. on Hawk Hatching 2012-04-10T17:55:40Z The under plumage on the lower part of the neck and breast, the sides, and the inner wing-covers are clear yellow, and from that to the vent white. Zoological Illustrations, Volume I or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals 2012-04-19T02:00:27.027Z Luscious fruit and vegetables were heaped and mingled in a wild profusion, and the speckled plumage of game was half hidden under the massive bunches of great hot-house grapes. Barrington Volume II (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:32.490Z All the upper plumage and body beneath golden-green; the throat, to the breast, shining with scale-like feathers of a vivid emerald-green. Zoological Illustrations, Volume II or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals 2012-04-19T02:00:34.283Z A Phasian bird, cooked in its plumage, was visible, and also various fruits which are seldom seen together in any one season. One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules 2012-04-08T02:00:23.693Z Resting on a leaf, one stayed still long enough for me to note the delicate plumage of its tiny antennae. City Room: Spring Time: After a Night of Rain, a Gloomy Scene 2012-04-05T20:59:18Z The simplicity of colouring in the plumage of this bird will easily distinguish it from among the numerous and intricate species already known of this family. Zoological Illustrations, Volume I or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals 2012-04-19T02:00:27.027Z The window of the room, already sufficiently gloomy from looking out on the flats, was made still more gloomy by its panes being plastered with ferns and the faded plumage of tropical birds. Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z The plumage above is dull olive green, with a broad band of very pale yellow across the rump. Zoological Illustrations, Volume II or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals 2012-04-19T02:00:34.283Z The old pointer is summoned; "The Princess," an eyas falcon in the second plumage, is hooded; and the walk is commenced. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z The Swan lay motionless, her whiteness warmed and softened by the still mysterious light, till it looked almost like the plumage of the bird whose name she bore. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z The whole upper plumage is parrot green, paler beneath, with a gloss of golden yellow on the cheeks and sides: throat dusky white. Zoological Illustrations, Volume I or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals 2012-04-19T02:00:27.027Z Scientists never expected to find plumage on a dinosaur as large as Yutyrannus, because, at least in mammals, larger-sized animals retain heat more efficiently than small animals. Gigantic Feathered Dinosaur Fossils Found in China 2012-04-04T20:45:00.217Z We have him as a jay, covered with stolen plumage, which his enemies are plucking from him, each feather inscribed with the name of a lost city or fortress. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z The number of woodpeckers is very great and the variety of plumage remarkable, and the voice of the cuckoo, of which there are numerous species, resounds in the spring as in Europe. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z Broods, purchased for £5 to £9, in three years gain their full plumages, and yield in feathers £4 to £6 per annum. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z In fact, her winter plumage is so complete that the masts alone are visible.” The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z They are many of them very picturesque, and quite alive with birds, of such exquisite plumage that the eye is constantly dazzled by them. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z The plumage of other birds is often of the gayest type. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z The very titles of this lady's pictures have the fragrance of field flowers or else they glow with the plumage of birds. Women Painters of the World From the Time of Caterina Vigri, 1413-1463, to Rosa Bonheur and the Present Day 2012-03-29T02:00:13.340Z Jason, sailing on in the mean while, was attacked by a flock of brazen-feathered birds, which rained their sharp plumage down upon the Argonauts, wounding many of them sorely. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Monkeys chattered in the trees as they went along, and parrots with rainbow plumage shot among the lofty branches, uttering raucous cries. Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator 2012-03-27T02:00:19.467Z They found the Taoist temple, surrounded by trees, tucked away in the corner of a picturesque valley, where there were great numbers of birds of brilliant plumage. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z They fly under the long arcades, they circle above the galleries, they rest against blocks of cool marble the color of which their plumage resembles. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z That's 'cause their plumage is such a vague sort of red and green, so near the color of the leaves and scales on those evergreen trees. The Ice Queen 2012-03-22T02:00:40.843Z Hither, monster, come not back; And—to match thy disposition— Henceforth be thy plumage black!’” Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z The voice is strong and very harsh; and the young do not arrive to full plumage until more than half grown. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z Birds of brilliant plumage and sweet song were always faithful attendants on the chiefs, and able to converse with those over whom they kept watch. Legends of Gods and Ghosts (Hawaiian Mythology) Collected and Translated from the Hawaiian 2012-03-21T02:00:33.043Z In order to know where she is, we need to be able to identify her in the wild, even after she assumes her adult plumage. City Room: Hawk Cam: Answers About Raptors in New York, Part 3 2012-03-20T18:15:33Z In each flock, however, there were one or two of a different sort, easily distinguishable by their darker plumage and rusty brown heads. The Ice Queen 2012-03-22T02:00:40.843Z But Fyt was at home in depicting the coat of deer and dogs us well as plumage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z The Chittagong is a very superior bird, showy in plumage, exceedingly hardy, and of various colors. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z When almost in despair there came seal after seal, and scores of arctic dovekies, or little auks in winter plumage. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z Pale Male came by his because of the markedly pale plumage on his head, and was so named by Marie Winn, the author of “Red-Tails in Love,” who has chronicled his exploits. City Room: Hawk Cam: Answers About Raptors in New York, Part 3 2012-03-20T18:15:33Z A number of small tame birds of lovely red and yellow plumage fluttered about the arbour, and alighted on the tables in search of food. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z The honey-guides are small birds, the largest hardly exceeding a lark in size, and of plain plumage, with what appears to be a very sparrow-like bill. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z The chickens, at two or three months old, exhibits the barred plumage even more perfectly than the full-grown birds. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z The bird's plumage was of brilliant coloring, and Lilian declared that the Van Arsdale ladies copied their own clothes from Miss Mary's. The Dorrance Domain 2012-03-10T03:00:14.767Z One result, he added, was to contradict previous interpretations that Microraptor was a nocturnal creature; dark glossy plumage is not a trait found in modern nighttime birds. Feather Cells Tell of Microraptor?s Crowlike Sheen 2012-03-08T19:20:19Z But, save when roasted, the vain creatures would not keep silence, and when they squawked the glory of their plumage was forgotten. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z Pleasing as is the appearance of the hoopoe as it fearlessly parades its showy plumage, some of its habits are much the reverse. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z The plumage is variegated in its colors; and there are two varieties, called the Black and White Frizzled. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z His glossy blue-black plumage, white under-wings and tail, and red eye make such a pleasing contrast. Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z "What are you doing here," he growled, as the young republican arrested his attention, in language more remarkable for Oriental figurativeness than for Parisian elegance, "a raven among so many birds of gay plumage?" The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z Miss Peacock, her plumage ruffled, and that which the Squire was wont to call her "clack" working at high pressure, met them at the door. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z But its remarkable plumage always attracts attention, and it is generally shot down so soon as it is seen, and before it has time to begin a nest. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z The plumage is very beautiful—a clear, dark red, very bright, extending from the back to the extremities, while the breast is beautifully black. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z I have heard it said that as soon as you can distinguish the plumage of the bird, he is within shot. Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z The very children, sporting like so many birds of gorgeous plumage, and musical tones, in the public gardens and promenades, prattle of matters interesting to them, with a graceful vivacity nowhere else to be seen. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z “I was just thinking,” replied Justice gravely, “about the difference in plumage that different climates bring about.” The Camp Fire Girls Solve a Mystery or, The Christmas Adventure at Carver House 2012-02-27T03:00:12.427Z I was surprised to see them, for the young male M. bonariensis always acquires the purple plumage before March, so that these individuals were changing colour five weeks after the usual time. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z The plumage is of a beautiful black, tinged with blue, of very rich appearance, and bearing a brilliant gloss. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z This widely distributed species is found throughout South America; and in its habits and sepulchral voice, as well as in its pretty reddish buff, grey, and white plumage, is identical with the European bird. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z Outside the cottage hung a blackbird in a cage, with drooping wings and scanty plumage. The Necklace of Princess Fiorimonde and Other Stories 2012-02-26T03:00:15.647Z The general appearance of the plumage also is similar, although it possesses sufficiently distinctive characters to authorize this species being separated from the other. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z Probably they are not snared, but taken when young from the nest, as most of the birds exposed for sale are in immature plumage. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z They are generally marked by a small head, stout legs, plumage fine, the males usually adorned with magnificent colors, and the tails often developed in a manner to render the appearance extremely elegant. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z This is the smallest of our three Kingfishers, and nearly resembles C. amazona in plumage. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z Sit beside me, lad," he said, "and I'll tell you all about these gay birds, and how to know them by their plumage. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z She tossed the borrowed plumage into an empty seat and settled herself beside Slim. The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks or, The House of the Open Door 2012-02-21T03:00:19.740Z This is a slender, graceful bird, less than the Canary in size, the- 70 - whole upper plumage yellowish olive, with dun markings, the lower surface of a dull yellow. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z Its normal plumage is singularly beautiful, being spangled over with an infinity of white spots on a black ground, shaded with gray and brown. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z In the adult female the three colours of the plumage are strongly contrasted; the back being rusty rufous, the rest of the upper parts grey, the whole under surface pure white. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z Dove and Straker question our interpretations of plumage from Late Cretaceous Canadian amber. [Technical Response] Response to Comment on ?A Diverse Assemblage of Late Cretaceous Dinosaur and Bird Feathers from Canadian Amber? 2012-02-16T18:55:25.573Z The snaring of a bird that is shy, whose plumage must not be injured! The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z The prevailing colour of the plumage is grey, the irides are deep green, the beak black, slender, and curved. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z Of white ducks, the best is the Aylesbury, with its unspotted, snowy plumage, and yellow legs and feet. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z It is a handsome bird, with large ruby-red irides, and when seen at a distance its snow-white plumage and buoyant flight give it a striking resemblance to a gull. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z I told you last night you were our prisoner, but I won't have birds that injure their delightful plumage. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z The sap of a tree, the glow of a gem, the plumage of a bird, contained her outward part. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z The plumage of the male of this fine Tanager is rich blue above and yellow beneath; the upper plumage of the female is a uniform dull olive-green, the breast and belly buff-colour. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z |
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