Meaning of "pterylography" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF PTERYLOGRAPHY

pterylography  [ˌtɛrɪˈlɒɡrəfɪ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PTERYLOGRAPHY

Pterylography is a noun.

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WHAT DOES PTERYLOGRAPHY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Feather

Feathers are one of the epidermal growths that form the distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on birds and some non-avian theropod dinosaurs. They are considered the most complex integumentary structures found in vertebrates, and indeed a premier example of a complex evolutionary novelty. They are among the characteristics that distinguish the extant Aves from other living groups. Feathers have also been noticed in those Theropoda which have been termed feathered dinosaurs. Although feathers cover most parts of the body of birds, they arise only from certain well-defined tracts on the skin. They aid in flight, thermal insulation, waterproofing, and coloration that helps in communication and protection.

Definition of pterylography in the English dictionary

The definition of pterylography in the dictionary is the description of feather arrangement on birds.

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PTERYLOGRAPHY»

Discover the use of pterylography in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pterylography and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Pterylography of Certain American Goatsuckers and Owls

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.

Hubert Lyman Clark, 2010

Ornithology in Laboratory and Field

1971b Structure and colour-production of the blue barbs of Agapornis roseicollis and Cotinga maynana. Ztschr. Zellforsch. 115:17—29. Foster, MS. 1967 Pterylography and age determination in the Orange-crowned Warbler. Condor 69 :1—12.

Olin Sewall Pettingill, Jr., 1985

The Behaviour, Population Biology and Physiology of the Petrels

Pterylography. The body feathers are arranged in tracts (pterylae) separated by apteria, arrangements unstudied in tubenoses since the work of Nitzsch (1867). The pterylosis of F. glacialis, Daption capense, Macronectes, H. pelagicus, ...

John Warham, 1996

Aves (Columbidae to Coraciidae)

Pycraft, W.P. (l898). A contribution towards our knowledge of the morphology of the owls. Part I. Pterylography. Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. (2)1: 223-275 Pycraft, W.P. (l903a). On the pterylography of Photodilus. Ibis 45: 36-48 Pycraft, W.P. (l903b).

Richard Schodde, I. J. Mason, W. W. K. Houston, 1997

Variation Within a Brood of Pacific Garter Snakes. Berkeley 1928

PTERYLOGRAPHY. OF. CERTAIN. NORTH. AMERICAN. WOODPECKERS. BY WILLIAM HENRY BURT (Contribution from the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology of the University of California) INTRODUCTION In connection with a study of the ...

Edna Marie Fisher, 1928

Popular Science

The Pterylography of Certain American Goatsuckers and Owls. Smithsonian Institution. Pp. 24. Cockerel!, T. D. A. Geographical Distribution of Scale Insects. Smithsonian Institution. Pp.12; Cornell University. Courses of Instruction in Chemistry ...

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Library of Congress Subject Headings

P87] UF Pterygosomidae BT Mites NT Geckobia Pterygosomidae USE Pterygosomatidae Pterygota USE Insects Pterylae USE Feather tracts Pterylography USE Feather tracts Pterylosis USE Feather tracts Pterynotus [ QL430.5.M9] BT ...

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Library of Congress Subject Headings

T8 ( Zoology )] UF Dixiphichthys Dixiphistes Hoplonotus (Fish) Otohime BT Triglidae Pterylae USE Feather tracts Pterylography USE Feather tracts Pterylosis USE Feather tracts Pterynotus (May Subd Geog) [QL430.5.M9] BT Muricidae ...

Library of Congress, 2006

Stray Feathers: Reflections on the Structure, Behaviour and ...

Despite appearances, most birds are not uniformly covered in feathers; instead, their feathers are attached in rows or tracts interspersed with bare areas of skin. In the early 19th century, a whole science, pterylography, ptilology or pterylology,  ...

Leo Joseph, Penny AM, 2011

Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds

Comparative moult and pterylography in the quail genera Callipepla and Lophortyx. Condor 69, 535–548. Oliver WRB (1955). New Zealand Birds. 2nd edn. Reed, Wellington. Olsen J, Wink M, Sauer-Gurth H and Trost S (2002). A new Ninox ...

Les Christidis, Walter Boles, 2008