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Flight feathers

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(Zool.) the wing feathers of a bird, including the quills, coverts, and bastard wing. See Bird.

See also: Flight



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Byline: ANI Washington, June 16 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have provided evidence that maximum body size in birds is constrained by the amount of time it takes to replace the flight feathers during molt.
Called quill knobs, the bumps reveal where bone-connecting tissue (called ligaments) attaches major flight feathers to the bone.
Jonathan said: "He was aggressive because of the way he'd been treated and all the flight feathers in his wings and his tail feathers were snapped.
 
 
 
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