#feather__plume__plumage the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
supertype: #body_covering #animal_material
part: #vane #quill.rib
substance: #keratin #melanin
part of: #bird
subtype: #down_feather__down soft fine feathers
subtype: #duck_down down of the duck
subtype: #eiderdown down of the eider duck
subtype: #goose_down__goosedown down of the goose
subtype: #swan's_down down of the swan
subtype: #plumule down feather of young birds; persists in some adult birds
subtype: #aftershaft a supplementary feather (usually small) on the underside of the base of the shaft of some feathers in some birds
subtype: #contour_feather__contourfeather feathers covering the body of an adult bird and determining its shape
subtype: #bastard_wing__bastardwing__alula__spurious_wing tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing
subtype: #marabou downy feathers of marabou storks used for trimming garments
subtype: #hackle long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants
subtype: #saddle_hackle__saddle_feather a long narrow feather on the back (saddle) of a domestic fowl
subtype: #flight_feather__pinion__quill__quill_feather__quillfeather any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
subtype: #primary_feather__primaryfeather__primary__primaryquill one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing
subtype: #tail_feather feather growing from the tail (uropygium) of a bird
subtype: #sickle_feather one of the long curved tail feathers of a rooster
subtype: #scapular a feather covering the shoulder of a bird
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