Search results
|
|
Showing below 72 results starting with #1.
View (previous 100) (next 100) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500).
No article title matches
Page text matches
- Costa Rica (12931 bytes)
133: ...e:Anhinga b.jpg|left|thumb|[[Anhinga]] drying its feathers]] - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
75: ...ate wigs which had been festooned with jewels and feathers and she refused to buy any more jewels for her pe... - Janis Joplin (8673 bytes)
36: ...treaks and accessories such as scarves, beads and feathers, a style strikingly at odds with the 'regulation'... - History of ancient Egypt (28563 bytes)
115: ...first these were decorated with carved or painted feathers, but later were painted with a representation of ... - Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
49: ... prevailed as Scott—nicknamed "Old Fuss and Feathers"—ran a blundering campaign. The Whigs' plat... - Flag of Oklahoma (562 bytes)
2: ...''' consists of a shield decorated with [[eagle]] feathers on a blue field. The shield is a traditional [[Os... - Fossil (5231 bytes)
- Feather (5296 bytes)
2: ...other living groups. Other [[Theropoda]] also had feathers (see [[Feathered dinosaurs]]).
5: ...ans of visual communication. Although individual feathers are very light, a bird's plumage weighs two or th...
7: ... called ''barbicels'' for cross-attachment. Down feathers are fluffy because they lack barbicels, so the ba...
9: ...odically during its life through [[molt]]ing, new feathers are formed through the same follicle from which t...
11: ...icles produce a [[powder]] that sifts through the feathers on the bird's body and acts as a waterproofing ag... - Cotton (7876 bytes)
- Dinosaur (35313 bytes)
62: ...y mean it was covered with an insulating layer of feathers that kept the [[egg]]s warm [http://search.eb.com...
112: ...lly and dark winter, of feathered dinosaurs whose feathers provided regulatory insulation, and analysis of b...
122: ...dinosaur-like that, without a clear impression of feathers in the surrounding rock, the specimens are common...
124: ...orld may have been feathered too, even though the feathers have not been preserved.
129: ...rds, losing the power of flight while keeping the feathers in a manner similar to the [[Ostrich]] and other ... - Cretaceous (7391 bytes)
- Arrow (1419 bytes)
- Ming Dynasty (65624 bytes)
83: ... annual levies of lacquer, sapan wood, kingfisher feathers, fans and aromatics, and the imposition of monopo... - Aviation history (39698 bytes)
3: ...on the island of Minos, and so built wings out of feathers and wax for himself and his son. His son Icarus ... - Dodo (9332 bytes)
45: ...bird (apart from what is probably soiling of some feathers with dirt in captivity). The paintings were most ... - Archaeopteryx (8771 bytes)
25: ...short, broad [[wing]]s and a long [[tail]]. The [[feathers]] resemble those of living birds, but ''Archaeopt... - William Shakespeare (28915 bytes)
25: ...unce him as "an upstart Crow, beautified with our feathers, that with his ''Tygers hart wrapt in a Players h... - African Grey Parrot (5256 bytes)
32: ...can greys (CAGs) are larger birds with light grey feathers, deep red tails and black beaks. The other subsp... - Condor (7828 bytes)
24: ...adaptation for hygiene, the head and neck have no feathers, exposing the skin to the sterilizing effects of ... - Bird (20345 bytes)
80: ...l. "Fledging" is the process of a chick acquiring feathers until it can fly.
142: *To preen or groom their feathers, birds use their bills to brush away foreign part...
144: ...inea]] secrete a powerful [[neurotoxin]] in their feathers. - Bird ringing (5302 bytes)
19: ...-trap the birds. Because the tags are attached to feathers, they drop off when the bird [[moult]]s. '''Impin... - Tyrannosaurus rex (20653 bytes)
32: ===Feathers for ''T. rex''?===
35: ...aurs. It is possible that tyrannosaurs lost their feathers as they grew, similar to the hair density of an e... - Flamingo (4496 bytes)
26: ...r food supply. All flamingos have 12 black flight feathers in each wing. - Ostrich (8135 bytes)
20: ...igh up to 155 kg and are larger than females. The feathers of adult males are mostly black, with some white ...
22: ...ft and quite different from the stiff [[airfoil]] feathers of flying birds. They serve as insulation. There ...
24: The strong legs don't have feathers. The bird stands on two toes, with the bigger one...
65: ...ers began in the [[19th century]]. The market for feathers collapsed after [[World War I]].
68: ...seful byproducts are the eggs, offal, leather and feathers. It is claimed that ostriches produce the stronge... - Hernan Cortes (17441 bytes)
22: ...from [[Cempoala]] greeted him with gifts of food, feathers, gold – and women. He learned that the land... - Cotton gin (2185 bytes)
4: ...ed walls of its coop and retrieving a paw full of feathers. - Inca Empire (25571 bytes)
147: ..., they hunted various animals for meat, skins and feathers. Maize was used to make [[chicha]], a fermented ... - Aztec (38742 bytes)
25: ...e and took many forms including luxury goods like feathers and adorned suits as well as more practical goods... - White Pelican (1934 bytes)
- Vulture (2343 bytes)
- Leather (7695 bytes)
38: ...ook because of the large follicles from which the feathers grew. - Min (god) (6198 bytes)
- Eros (mythology) (4590 bytes)
9: ... caused instant love; the other was lead with owl feathers that caused indifference. The poet [[Sappho]] de... - Iris (anatomy) (11258 bytes)
17: ...ing, and [[constructive interference]], as in the feathers of birds, do not contribute to the colour of the ... - Christmas tree (16574 bytes)
- Budgerigar (5000 bytes)
14: ...yellow face; the wings have greenish-black flight feathers and black coverts with yellow fringes, this black...
22: ...utations can produce crests or overly long shaggy feathers known as "feather dusters".
23: ... the eyes and beak are almost totally obscured by feathers. This obscuring of the eyes diminishes their qua... - Chicken (21473 bytes)
23: ..., marked by long flowing tails and bright pointed feathers on their necks. Both the male and female have dis...
27: ...ed by the breeder — the tips of the longest feathers on one of the wings are cut, resulting in unbalan...
50: ...rnal organs such as the lungs and intestines, and feathers are typically discarded or ground into a protein ...
135: ...e (the fatty "tail" of the chicken where the tail feathers attach). - Finch (4268 bytes)
16: ... and in some species very large. All have 12 tail feathers and 9 primaries. These birds have a bouncing flig... - Kiwi (6303 bytes)
25: ...under the kiwi's bristly, hair-like, two-branched feathers. While birds generally have hollow bones to save ...
36: ...h tinge to the plumage and sometimes white facial feathers. Females lay as many as three eggs in a season, e... - Flea (4651 bytes)
54: ...ted blood from adult flea feces, dead skin, hair, feathers, and other organic debris; larvae do not suck blo... - Reptile (14659 bytes)
40: ...lacks: reptiles are the amniotes that lack fur or feathers. At best, the cladists suggest, we could say that... - Vertebrate (4613 bytes)
44: ...protective features, such as horny scales or fur. Feathers are also attached to the skin. - Owl (5168 bytes)
18: ...hawk]]-like [[beak]], and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a ''facial disk''. Althoug...
26: ...ieces before eating. Their muffled wings and dull feathers allow them to fly almost silently and unseen. Sci... - Australian Brush-Turkey (3631 bytes)
18: ...wattle. Their undersides are sprinkled with white feathers, more pronounced in older birds. The Brush-turkey... - Bald Eagles (3338 bytes)
17: ...m the distinctive white color of the adult's head feathers. ''Baeld'' is the [[Old English]] word for white;... - Barn Owls (3416 bytes)
24: ...nds when hunting. Further adaptations in the wing feathers eliminate sound caused by flying, aiding both the... - California Condors (7528 bytes)
24: ...adaptation for hygiene, the head and neck have no feathers, exposing the skin to the sterilizing effects of ... - Cockatiels (4283 bytes)
20: ...t not on the males. Both sexes have yellow facial feathers: the female has a yellow wash around the beak and... - Condors (7527 bytes)
24: ...adaptation for hygiene, the head and neck have no feathers, exposing the skin to the sterilizing effects of ... - Coopers Hawk (1949 bytes)
- Dodos (9122 bytes)
46: ...bird (apart from what is probably soiling of some feathers with dirt in captivity). The paintings were most ... - Dorkings (1478 bytes)
6: ... a white-shelled egg. The skin colour beneath the feathers is white. The standard weight is 9 pounds for a c... - Finches (4255 bytes)
16: ... and in some species very large. All have 12 tail feathers and 9 primaries. These birds have a bouncing flig... - Fleas (4651 bytes)
54: ...ted blood from adult flea feces, dead skin, hair, feathers, and other organic debris; larvae do not suck blo... - Great Egrets (3649 bytes)
23: ...part to prevent birds from being killed for their feathers. - Ospreys (4841 bytes)
16: ...erparts and long, narrow wings with four "finger" feathers at the end of each, which give it a very distinct... - Ostriches (8135 bytes)
20: ...igh up to 155 kg and are larger than females. The feathers of adult males are mostly black, with some white ...
22: ...ft and quite different from the stiff [[airfoil]] feathers of flying birds. They serve as insulation. There ...
24: The strong legs don't have feathers. The bird stands on two toes, with the bigger one...
65: ...ers began in the [[19th century]]. The market for feathers collapsed after [[World War I]].
68: ...seful byproducts are the eggs, offal, leather and feathers. It is claimed that ostriches produce the stronge... - Owls (4823 bytes)
17: ...hawk]]-like [[beak]], and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a ''facial disk''. Althoug...
25: ...ieces before eating. Their muffled wings and dull feathers allow them to fly almost silently and unseen. Sci... - Philippine Eagles (3923 bytes)
- Purple Martins (2333 bytes)
16: ...rown above and whitish below, gaining some purple feathers by their first winter. - Red-Tailed Hawks (4481 bytes)
26: ...e contrasting with white undersides of the flight feathers; the tail may be reddish or grey and is longitudi... - Terns (7243 bytes)
28: ...al 'notched wedge' shaped tails, the longest tail feathers being the middle-outer, not the central nor the o... - Trumpeter Swans (3342 bytes)
25: ... [[moult]] and they temporarily lose their flight feathers. The females become flightless shortly after the ... - History of Ancient Egypt (27975 bytes)
115: ...first these were decorated with carved or painted feathers, but later were painted with a representation of ... - Adasaurus (1845 bytes)
19: ...ght)|pounds]] (15 [[kilogram]]s) and may have had feathers. Like [[Velociraptor]], it was bipedal with a la... - Avimimus (1017 bytes)
1: ...be preserved. However, even if Avimimus did have feathers, it would seem very unlikely that it would be abl... - Pterosaurs (10375 bytes)
38: There is no fossil evidence of feathers, but pterosaurs were unique among reptiles in tha... - Feathered dinosaur (7124 bytes)
22: ...re to theories of the evolutionary development of feathers and flight.
30: ...volutionary adaptation (''or'' [[exaptation]]) of feathers.
32: ...tricted to its tail, so it is unlikely that these feathers were used for flight; they were more likely used ...
34: ...r]]'', on the other hand, was covered with flight-feathers, both on its arms and legs, making it a four-wing...
36: ...g. Large adult theropods are unlikely to have had feathers, however, as the need for insulation would be les... - Maniraptora (837 bytes)
3: ...rcula]], a distally shortened and stiffened tail, feathers, and an elongated, backwards-pointing pubis. The ... - Coelurosauria (862 bytes)
3: ...ed the most [[parsimonious]] [[hypothesis]]) that feathers may have been a feature of the entire group. - Estevanico the moor (3698 bytes)
10: ...ially because his medicine gourd was trimmed with feathers from an [[owl]], a bird that symbolized death to ... - Color (30968 bytes)
292: ...e to an iridescent effect, as seen in [[peacock]] feathers, films of oil, and [[mother of pearl]], because t...
View (previous 100) (next 100) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500).