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Parts of a Typical Bird

In the diagram below, the more common structures are in larger font.

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Orbital feathers

Supraloral

Lores

Bill

Cheek

Malar

Throat

Breast

Side

Flank

Belly

Knee

Tarsus

Foot / Toe

Vent

Femoral Tract

Undertail Coverts

Tail

Upperrtail Coverts

Primaries

Secondaries

Tertials

Primary Coverts

Greater Coverts

Median Coverts

Mantle

Scapulars

Nape

Supercilium

Crown

Eye

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