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	Birds of India - Bird Topography - Description of parts - Glossary
		Auriculars: also called ear coverts, are the specialized feathers related to the ear opening, extending backward and downward from the eye, bounded dorsally by the supercilium and crown and ventrally by the malar area (cheek).
		Rictal bristles: (not present in all birds) are a row of outwardly directed, bristly feathers extending forward from the gape along the edge of the maxilla and, sometimes, also of the mandible.
		Throat: ventral leathering of the neck from the chin to the forking of the ventral feather tract, bounded dorsally by the malar area.
	www.birding.in /bird_topography.htm (1622 words)

	speculum - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about speculum
		Medical instrument to aid examination of an opening into the body; for example, the nose or vagina.
		The speculum allows the opening to be widened, permitting the passage of instruments.
		The earliest recorded vaginal speculum was used by Greek physician Archigenes in the 2nd century
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /speculum (108 words)

	Weighted Speculum -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The secondary feathers on the inner part of a duck's wing which are often brightly coloured; see speculum feathers.
		The speculum feathers comprise the patch of white-edged blue.]] The speculum feathers are the inner (secondary) flight feathers of a duck.
		A specialized form of vaginal speculum is the weighted speculum, which consists of a broad half tube which is bent at about a 90 degree angle, with the channel of the tube on the exterior side of the angle.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/170/weighted-speculum.html (1004 words)

	Understanding Waterfowl
		Semifiloplume feathers (or simply "plumes" to most of us), as you might find on a breeding snowy egret, are a compromise between contour and down feathers.
		Indeed, feathers are one portion of the anatomy to which birds (and people) give particular attention, and one of many avian features that elicit our awe and appreciation.
		Feather color results from either pigment within the feather or from the very structure of the feather itself.
	www.ducks.org /DU_Magazine/DUMagazineNovDec2000/2138/UnderstandingWaterfowl.html (1757 words)

	Speculum
		The secondary feathers on the inner part of a duck's wing which are often brightly coloured; see speculum feathers.
		Speculum metal is an alloy containing copper and tin at least.
		Ophrys speculum is a species of ground orchid.
	www.teachersparadise.com /ency/en/wikipedia/s/sp/speculum.html (141 words)

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		A guarded swab is passed into the uterine lumen using a sterile speculum or enclosed in a disposable plastic arm-length glove.
		Speculum participates in JSTOR, a collaborative project supported by the Mellon Foundation that ensures long-term access to older scholoarly literature.
		A sterile drape and lid speculum is placed carefully to maximize exposure and to isolate the lashes.
	www.lycos.com /info/speculum--miscellaneous.html (392 words)

	Bird #1 [ "bird-1.htm" ]
		Secondaries — Flight feathers attached to the "elbow".
		Speculum — Highly colored area on secondaries of several ducks.
		Tail — Feathers extending from the rear of the bird.
	www.nevadaaudubon.org /BirdSites/glossary.htm (990 words)

	Indian Runners - Photos and Standard
		In the female the colour is the same shade as the Fawn Runner duck; the feathers are pencilled, medium brown on fawn.
		Back, rump and tail: The base of the neck, scapular feathers, back and rump are similar to the breast colours, although in the case of the male darkening to bronze on the rump.
		Tail feathers cream to medium brown in the central area.
	www.runnerduck.net /photo_album.htm (1483 words)

	Northern Pintail
		The long, central tail feathers are fl while the others are grey with a white margin.
		Hens can be identified from other dabbling hens by their slender body, pointed tail, mottled dull brown or bronze speculum and mottled to spotted dark grey to fl bill.
		Upper body feathers are dark brown while the lower body feathers are a lighter, spotted buff or grey.
	www.deltawaterfowl.org /research/bios/pintail.php (638 words)

	SpecialGifts - Feather Pins by Castleburys
		The feather pins shown below are carved from basswood, a very light wood with no grain, and then acrylic paint is applied for the realistic color.
		Each feather is hand carved, detail added to simulate a feather, painted and then signed by the artist.
		Most of the feathers are lifesize, but a few have been altered to make an attractive size for a pin.
	www.castlebury.net /featherpins.htm (224 words)

	NPWRC :: Description and Identification of Wing Plumage
		Note the sharp borders between white and fl bordering the speculum, the large and even width of this white from the proximal to the distal end of the speculum (considered 100% for comparison), and the overall uniform white of the underwings.
		Male Mallards never have dark feathers in the underwing coverts; but female Mallards are more variable and may have a few (usually less than seven but always less than 10) dark brown feathers on the anterior edge of the underwing.
		Note lack of an anterior white bar bordering the speculum, the trace of white on the posterior bar, and the presence of more than 10 brown feathers on the underwing.
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/birds/diplume/results.htm (2969 words)

	Mariana Mallards
		Only the former had a distinct nuptial (breeding) plumage: the head was green as in mallard drakes, but less glossy, with some buff feathers on the sides, a dark brown eyestripe and a faint whitish ring at the base of the neck.
		The wing patch (speculum) and the tail was also like in mallard drakes' nuptial plumage, including curled-up central tail feathers, but the tips of the speculum feathers were buff.
		The underside was a mix between the vermiculated grey feathers of the mallard and the brown ones of the Pacific Black Duck.
	www.avianweb.com /marianamallards.html (1793 words)

	California Waterfowl Association
		Some of the most common birds taken by hunters in California are shown here, along with characteristics such as size, shape, plumage (feather) patterns and color, and behaviors that will help you quickly and accurately select your quarry in the field.
		The speculum, or patch of color on the trailing edge of a duck's wing, is used for identification.
		Their speculum is green, and the drakes have a rusty head, green eye stripe, and white belly.
	www.calwaterfowl.org /web2/hunting/toolsandtechniques/waterfowlid.htm (613 words)

	Dawlish Waterfowl
		Juveniles are grey-brown with fl tips to the outer white flight feathers, and cygnets are light grey, downy with grey-fl bills and feet.
		The female is duller with an overall grey appearance marked by a curving white stripe behind the eye and a series of white blotches underneath.
		The male tufted duck is immediately recognisable by the pigtail of feathers on its head and its bold fl and white plumage.
	www.dawlish.com /about_dawlish/waterfowl.asp (1499 words)

	SmugMug - The ultimate in photo sharing. Online photo albums, photo sharing, photo hosting and photo storage.
		Description: Pintails are long, slender ducks with long, narrow wings, earning them the nickname "greyhound of the air." Pintails are named for their elongated central tail feathers, which constitute one-fourth of the drake's body length.
		The two of long central tail feathers are fl while the others are gray margined by white.
		The speculum is a dull brown or bronze.
	www.smugmug.com /keyword/bottoms (425 words)

	Telling the sex of your Amazon
		ack in 1986, Amazon rancher Howard Voren of Loxahatchee, Fla., discovered in Honduras that the wing speculum (a group of feathers) of mature birds exhibited sexual characteristics in Red-loreds Amazons.
		n one set of red-loreds, the last feather was bordered in maroon, with no yellow---a male.
		Males spread their tail feathers more frequently; females keep their tail feathers closed.
	www.realmacaw.com /pages/tellsex.html (452 words)

	Speculum - Definition, explanation
		A medical tool used for examing body cavities; see Speculum (medical).
		A journal of medieval studies, published by the Medieval Academy of America; see Speculum (journal).
		Speculum metal is an alloy containing copper and tin at least.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/s/sp/speculum.php (158 words)

	speculum feathers - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
		speculum feathers - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
		The speculum feathers are the inner (secondary) flight feathers of a duck.
		They are often brightly coloured, especially in dabbling ducks, and can help to identify a duck in flight.
	www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/speculum-feathers (67 words)

	Koloa Duck
		Both sexes are generally mottled brown, resembling a small dark female mallard.
		The speculum (flight feathers) is green to blue, bordered on both sides by white.
		Although some koloa nest year-round, the primary breeding season is from December to May. Two to ten eggs are laid in a well concealed nest lined with down and breast feathers.
	www.honoluluzoo.org /koloa_duck.htm (270 words)

	speculum \| English \| Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
		Meanings of speculum include:Speculum (medical), a medical tool used for examining body cavities.A small metal mirror used for telescopes.
		speculum, mirror or reflective surface in optical instruments; medical instrument used to dilate bodily orifices (Medicine); colorful or iridescent patch on the wings of certain birds
		An instrument used to widen the opening of the vagina so that the cervix is more easily visible.
	www.babylon.com /definition/speculum (154 words)

	American Decoy ::: Geoffrey Benes \| Decorative Pins - Black Duck
		The give away is that there is little or no white margin on the purple to dark blue speculum feathers.
		Mallards show significant white marking both ahead of and behind the speculum.
		The speculum of Mallards also tends to be a much bluer color.
	www.americandecoyart.com /detail_pin_blackduck.html (190 words)

	Glossary
		Three feathers springing from the base of the primaries.
		Area of feathers between the back and the wings.
		Feathers extending from the rear of the bird.
	www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov /Infocenter/Glossary/glossary.html (552 words)

	Wildfowling Quarry Species - Ducks and Geese
		The susceptibility of some male duck to predation during this flightless period is reduced by the fact that they typically moult out of their distinctive breeding colours and assume a drab appearance similar to the females and juveniles of their species.
		Her bill is orange and the legs are somewhat weaker in colour than those of the drake but the iridescent speculum is common to both sexes.
		The tail feathers are regrown in winter and the head, scapulars and flanks are white, the eye surrounds are grey and the ear and breast are brown.
	www.premier-pages.co.uk /fowler/ch07.htm (4387 words)

	Ashton Park
		Their outer coat of closely packed feathers is made waterproof by oil from a gland near the tail, which is a trait characteristic of all waterfowl.
		Beneath the coat of feathers is a thick inner layer of soft, fluffy feathers called down.
		A brightly colored wing patch, called the speculum, is present in both sexes of some species.
	www.angelfire.com /wa3/ashtonpark/wildlife.html (686 words)

	Birder's World - Feather Colors: What We See - Julie Feinstein
		In these feathers, the layer between core and cortex - called either the cloudy zone or the spongy layer due to the appearance of a dissected feather to the naked eye - produces colors through convoluted air cavities that act as tiny light-scattering prisms.
		In the cloudy zone of blue feathers, the melanin and air cavities are so close that the distance between them is shorter than a wavelength of light, according to research by Richard O. Prum of Yale University and his colleagues.
		Iridescent feathers are made up of complicated arrays of minute reflectors, often in the barbules, and sometimes comprise several ordered layers of melanin granules, air cavities, or both.
	www.birdersworld.com /brd/default.aspx?c=a&id=667 (2004 words)

	DNR Waterfowl key-Ohio Division of Wildlife Waterfowl Key
		Speculum purple with fl margins; small trace of white at back of wing.
		Speculum white with iridescent fl bars; rusty splotch in secondary coverts.
		Speculum iridescent bluish green (like turkey feathers); color continuing up into secondary coverts.
	www.ohiobirdwatching.com /Ohio_Waterfowl_Key.htm (598 words)

	NPWRC :: Description and Identification of Wing Plumage
		Wing Mallard-like; white bar anterior to speculum terminates at the proximal edge of the speculum: male...
		Gray vermiculated feathers are permissible; the brown in question does not appear on the Mallard wing but is similar to that observed on Black Duck dorsal wing surfaces...
		Frequency distribution of the width of white bars bounding the speculum on the wing dorsum of Black Ducks, Mallards, and hybrids from an experimental flock reared at Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center.
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/birds/diplume/discuss.htm (1802 words)

	The Cherub With Six Wings
		The wings in Beinecke MS 416 are labeled: confessio, satisfactio, munditia carnis, puritas mentis, dilectio proximi, and dilectio dei.
		Each of the wings has five feathers, representing the sub-virtues of the overarching category.
		The five feathers of wing three are modesty of sight, chastity of hearing, modesty of smell, temperance of appetite, and sanctification of touch.
	beinecke.library.yale.edu /speculum/8r-cherub-six-wings.html (722 words)

	Call Duck Association - Apricot Silver Call Ducks
		Flanks and underbody: Light claret feathers along the upper flank, each feather edged with white.
		Tail: Paler outer feathers; central feathers darker, each feather having a light blue-grey centre and paler off-white edging.
		Speculum dark pearl grey with white band on the secondaries.
	www.callducks.net /apsilv.htm (989 words)

	Amazon.com: "feather flow": Key Phrase page
		Also pictured is the feather flow around the eyes and bill.
		Well-balanced proportion and mesmerizing feather flow are hallmarks of the short-eared owl's face.
		Key Phrases: North American, major flight feathers, facial disk, rictal bristles, northern hawk owl, scapular feathers, feather flow, owl species, belly feathers, owl shows, undertail coverts, feather structure, chest feathers, secondary feathers, boreal owl, primary coverts, primary feathers, great gray owl, ear tufts, burrowing owl, barred owl, feather shafts
	amazon.com /phrase/feather-flow (383 words)

	Fly feathers 2
		These finely barred, super select feathers are hand picked for size and quality then dyed in the hottest spey fly colors.
		Contains approximately 20 times the amount of feathers in standard pack.
		These tiny feathers lack an obvious stem and are particularly suited for forming wing clumps on emergers, parachutes, Comparaduns and caddis.
	www.bearlodgeangler.com /fly_feathers_2.htm (759 words)

	Capital University News
		Events range from the entertaining and the fun, such as Decorate Your Speculum Day, to the to the serious and the poignant, like “The Legacy of Matthew Shepard” by his mother Judy Shepard or the lecture, “Women in Afghanistan after the Taliban.”
		Also new this year is Decorate Your Speculum Day on March 11.
		Those who want will be able to adopt a speculum and glue on glitter, beads, feathers and other decorations as well as get information about women’s health issues.
	www.csus.edu /news/021903women.htm (710 words)

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