Test: Ornithology - 20 Questions

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5 Matching Questions

  1. RICTAL BRISTLES
  2. OCCIPITAL
  3. UROPYGIUM
  4. COSTAL
  5. ABDOMINAL
  1. a Bristlelike feathers around the corner of the mouth
  2. b Ribs or rib cage
  3. c Abdominal region, between the thorax and the pelvis
  4. d Region that overlies the pelvic bones, also called the RUMP or LOWER BACK; lateral boundaries are the flanks along the side of the body just anterior to the tail
  5. e Eye sockets

5 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. The angle at which the maxilla and mandible meet
  2. Dorsal surface of the neck from the occipital ridge of the skull posterior to the base of the neck and beginning of the thoracic vertebrae
  3. The region between the crests of the pelvis, the fused bones of the synsacrum
  4. Gap between the open maxilla and mandible when the bill is opened wide
  5. Abdomen or stomach

5 True/False Question

  1. NARIAL FEATHERS → Feathers cover the ear opening

          

  2. AURICULAR FEATHERS → Long feathers at the base of the maxilla and extending anteriorly to partially cover the nostrils

          

  3. BRACHIAL → Cheek area, usually the lateral walls of the oral cavity

          

  4. DIGITAL → Eye sockets

          

  5. MALAR REGION → Mustache feathers

          

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