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 Bird Families of the World   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Small, brown, zygodactyl birds typically with 9 primaries, 12 rectrices (10 in Prodotiscus), the outer tail feathers white.
Zygodactyl birds with a long tail, short legs in arboreal cuckoos and long legs in ground cuckoos.
Hoatzin is not zygodactyl, its foot has a large incumbent hallux; nevertheless trochlea IV has a small accessory process as in zygodactyl birds.
www.ummz.lsa.umich.edu /birds/Bird_Families_of_the_World.html   (11475 words)

  
 The Blue Monkey Saga
His pink emerald was transfused by moonlight, leaving him with only his yarn.Alas, a zygodactyl came climbing up the edge of the fjörd where the monkey sat and swallowed the yarn.
Suddenly, to his dismay, he heard the screech of the zygodactyl; "hreeeeew hreeeeew, mek mek" Blue Monkey dropped his chewed out gum, hid the trectacly porous Yopul in the nearest elm, grabbed the still singing wuul and reached for his toupee.
His wuul had gone insane, a zygodactyl was flirting with him, and he had lost a game of checkers to a kyloe.
www.geocities.com /fredoren   (1830 words)

  
 Bird Feet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Zygodactyl: the toes are arranged in pairs, the second and third toes in front, the fourth and hallux behind, as in a woodpecker.
Heterodactyl: like the zygodactyl foot except the inner toe is reversed (digits 3 and 4 face forward, 1 and 2 face backward); only found in trogons.
Lobate, or lobed: a swimming foot with a series of lateral lobes on the toes, as in a grebe.
people.eku.edu /ritchisong/birdfeet.html   (248 words)

  
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Ceicilly puts up her hood Zygodactyl mutters, Ceicilly, Alix, and Arashi should be in the woods by now.
Zygodactyl notes that she has had more expierence with this stuff.
Zygodactyl romoves all items that could possiblily aid the wounded man. and puts them in her bag.
www.chocobo.org /~Natdog/Shadows/IC-LogVault/IC-Session01.txt   (2328 words)

  
 External Anatomy: Foot Topography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The anisodactyl foot is the most common arrangement: songbirds (order Passeriformes) and most other birds that regularly perch have anisodactyl feet.
The zygodactyl foot is characterized by two toes facing forward (digits 2 and 3) and two toes facing backward (digits 1 and 4): in other words, the outer toe is reversed.
The heterodactyl foot is like the zygodactyl foot except that the inner toe is reversed (digits 3 and 4 face forward, 1 and 2 face backward).
cm27personal.fal.buffalo.edu /birds/anatomy/external/foot.html   (613 words)

  
 Kids.net.au - Encyclopedia African Grey Parrot -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
As their names imply, grey parrots are predominantly grey, with accents of white and red in varying amounts depending on the sub-species.
Greys, like all parrots, are zygodactyl[?], having 4 toes on each foot - two front and two back.
They feed primarily on nuts and fruits, supplemented by leafy matter.
www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/af/African_gray_parrot   (171 words)

  
 Summary of Ordinal Traits   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Strigiformes: raptorial – strong hooked bill and talons; nocturnal; feet zygodactyl; camouflaged; forward eyes; facial disk; predators; monogamous, altricial young
Psittaciformes: bill short, hooked; feet strong, feet zygodactyl; tongue fleshy; feet – reticulate; 4
Piciformes: aboreal, clining; feet zygodactyl; bill = chisel-like; insectivorous; tail is stiffened; cavity nesters; altricial young; long, sticky tongue; nails strong; rictal bristles
leopold.nmsu.edu /wlsc_371/ordinaltraits.htm   (557 words)

  
 The Yellow-headed Amazon Parrot : Utah's Hogle Zoo
Tropical deciduous forests; Low thick woodlands, open regions, swamps and coastal areas.
Stout bills, plump body, short neck, feet zygodactyl, green coloration with yellow markings on head.
When excited all feathers of the neck and crown are raised, making the head appear double in size.
www.hoglezoo.org /animals/view.php?id=94   (168 words)

  
 Tom Morello Project Forum > Emotion Thread   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Sep 6 2004, 09:32 AM forum is so crazy today, to tired to do anything about it.
Sep 6 2004, 12:31 PM ^^That's how I felt when Zygodactyl said she was a chick.
Sep 6 2004, 12:34 PM why is everyone so supprised, i keep on telling you i think tim and benicio del toro is hott.
www.tommorello.net /forum/lofiversion/index.php/t1095-600.html   (635 words)

  
 Parrot Lovers
Parrots have a characteristic curved beak shape with the upper mandible having slight mobility in the joint with the skull and a generally erect stance.
All parrots are zygodactyl, having the four toes on each foot placed two at the front and two back.
Along with the cockatoo family (the Cacatuidae), the parrot family makes up the order Psittaciformes.
www.parrot-talking.com   (1070 words)

  
 Birds of India - CUCULIFORMES - Centropodidae - Cuculidae - Cuckoos - Coucals - Malkohas - Birding - Zygodactyl   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Birds of India - CUCULIFORMES - Centropodidae - Cuculidae - Cuckoos - Coucals - Malkohas - Birding - Zygodactyl
Members of the order CUCULIFORMES are largish land birds with zygodactyl feet (fourth toe permanently reversed), large, often decurved bills, and long tails.
The taxonomy of this group continues to be uncertain, and is comprised of three to six families.
birding.in /orders/cuculiformes.htm   (102 words)

  
 Aqua-PetsUK -> Types of Feet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
This post has been edited by Plecostomus: Aug 2 2004, 02:54 AM
Syndactyl: the third and fourth toes (outer and middle) are united for most of their length and have a broad sole in common, as in the Belted Kingfisher (see diagram below) [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/Plecostomus/Birds/typesoffeet/zygodactyl.jpg[/img] Zygodactyl: the toes are arranged in pairs, the second and third toes in front, the fourth and hallux behind, as in a woodpecker.
Diagram: [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/Plecostomus/Birds/typesoffeet/toearrangements.gif[/img] Toe arrangements: a = anisodactyl, b = zygodactyl, c = heterodactyl, d = syndactyl, and e = pamprodactyl.
www.aqua-petsuk.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=3301   (557 words)

  
 PC NEWS DIGEST: February 27, 2001
Double-clicking on the file will open and run it.
Parrot.jpg is most likely a photo or graphic portraying the zygodactyl beast.
It will open in photo-editing software or in your browser.
www.pcnewsdigest.com /02272001.html   (3607 words)

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