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raptors

bird of prey

passerine

perching

columbiformes

pigeons and doves

ratites

flightless without a keel

male chicken

cock

male turkey

tom

male hawk

tercel

female chicken / turkey

hen

female hen (for egg production)

layer

female hunting bird of prey

falcon

birthing (birds)

laying

young chicken

chick

8 wk old chick

broiler, fryer

young turkey

poult

young bird with new flight feathers

fledging

young pigeon

squab

collective quail

bevy, covey

collective hens

brood

collective chickens

flock

collective turkeys

rafter

collective eggs

clutch

housing for caged birds

aviary

housing for chicks

coop

housing for raptors

mew

fear of birds

ornithophobia

air sacs

sacs of air in the resp. tract of birds

cere

thickened skin at base of beak

contour feather

body and flight feathers

rectrices

tail flight feathers

remiges

flight feathers

barb

parallel filaments off of feather shaft

barbule

projections off feather barb

calamus

hollow part of feather shaft

rachis

distal shaft of feather with barbs

shaft

scapus or quill of a feather

apterium

tracts of skin without feathers or down

candling

transillumination of eggs to check for embryos

chalaza

rope-like structure that holds yolk in egg center

choana

posterior nares, includes cleft in hard palate

cloaca

bird rectal opening common for feces, urine, and eggs

infundibulum

end of oviduct nearest ovary

magnum

middle portion of the oviduct

isthmus

portion of oviduct that adds shell to eggs

columella

bony replacement for the malleus, incus, and staples

cuttlebone

internal shell of cuttlefish, source of calcium and needed abrasion of beak

debeaking

trimming the beak to prevent fight injuries

egg bound

unable to eliminate egg at proper time

filoplume

small feathers with few barbs except at tip and may have sensory function

gizzard

muscular, grinding pouch located after glandular stomach, “ventriculus”

crop

esophageal enlargement to soften food

bursa of fabricius

lymphatic tissue in proctodeum that produces B lymphocytes in young

meckels diverticulum

structure at end of jejunum that is lymphatic in function

coprodeum

rectal opening into cloaca

proctodeum

terminal part of cloaca connecting to vent

proventriculus

elongated glandular stomach of birds

urodeum

opening of the ureters and vagina into the cloaca

vent

external opening of cloaca

rhamphotheca

keratinized covering of beak

gnathotheca

lower jaw rhamphotheca

rhinotheca

upper jaw rhamphotheca

granivorous

using a diet of grain

homeothermis

having a constant body temp

insectivorous

eating a diet of insects

keel

sternum of birds of flight

pygostyle

termination of spine at tail in birds

scleral ring

bony plates around birds eye

molt

casting off skin or feathers for replacement

nasal gland

gland in sea birds at rostral part of beak

ornithology

study of birds

oviparous

lays eggs when giving birth

pinioning

trimming wings to alter flight

plume

down feathers

pteryla

area (tracts) of skin where feathers grow

setae

bristles on head of some birds

sperm nests

clusters of sperm in infundibulum

comb

red skin flap on middle of head of chickens

snood

fleshy flap at upper base of turkeys beak

spur

pointed projections on legs of some male birds

wattle

appendage on chin of chickens and turkeys

syrinx

voice organ of birds at bifurcation of the trachea

urophygial

oil gland near tail for preening

amphibian

animals that produce aquatic larvae with gills that become air-breathing adults with lungs

reptiles

cold-blooded vertebrates that include turtles, snakes, and lizards

order for turtles

chelonia or chelonians

tortoises

testudines

freshwater turtles

terrapins

elapidae

coral snake

crotaline - pit vipers

\-rattle snakes

\-water moccasin

\-copperhead

hatchling

young turtle

collective turtles

bale

collective snakes

nest

collective eggs

clutch

housing term

vivarium

bedding term

substrate

UVA

stimulates photoperiods

UVB

stimulates vitamin D production

UVC

kills bacteria, dangerous burning rays

pinky

newborn mouse, snake food

hopper

young mouse, just beginning to move on its own, snake food

pinhead

small crickets for gut-loading