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Tectrices

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tec·trix  (tktrks)
n. pl. tec·tri·ces (-tr-sz)
One of the coverts of a bird's wing. Often used in the plural.
[Latin tctrx, feminine of tctor, plasterer, from tctus, past participle of tegere, to cover; see (s)teg- in Indo-European roots.]
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Five body regions were examined in each bird based on their importance in sexual displays, UV photography, and previous findings from other species of birds (33): the frons (blue forehead), the occiput (green nape), the tetriceces alulae dorsales (yellow alula), the pars pennacea of the first remiges primariae (dark-blue wing tip), and the tectrices caudales (green tail, middle portion).
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