Formed To FlyBirds & FlightBirds & Flight
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-Norma Bixler
“…one recognizes
Archaeopteryx LithographaArchaeopteryx Lithographa
The FeatherThe Feather
3. Waterproof
Anhinga Drying
2. Light weight yet strong
3. Waterproof
6. Has three kinds of color
Three Sources of Color in Feathers Three Sources of Color in Feathers
1. Waste products of metabolism (pink in flamingo)
2. Melanin (black & brown)
The FeatherThe Feather 1. Unique to birds
2. Light weight yet strong
3. Waterproof
7. Muscles control orientation
8. Molts in matching pairs
9. Three types of feathers
Feathers & Scales Similar?Feathers & Scales Similar?
“Feather (anatomy), horny outgrowth of skin peculiar to the bird but similar in structure and origin to the scales of fish and reptiles….”
Encarta 98 Encyclopedia. 1993Encarta 98 Encyclopedia. 1993--1997 Microsoft Corporation1997 Microsoft Corporation
Types of FeathersTypes of Feathers
Hypothetical Stages of Feather Evolution Hypothetical Stages of Feather Evolution
[Nature 410, 1036 - 1037 (2001) © Macmillan Publishers Ltd.]
Reptile ScaleReptile Scale
[© David N. Menton 1998]
[© David N. Menton 1998]
[© David N. Menton 1998]
Feathers Grow From Follicles
Feathers Grow From Follicles
•Anterior Barbules •Posterior Barbules
[© David N. Menton 1998]
Feather Vanes, Barbs & Barbules
Feather Vanes, Barbs & Barbules
[© David N. Menton 1998]
Anterior & Posterior Barbules
Anterior & Posterior Barbules
The Bible on BirdsThe Bible on Birds
“29Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. 30And even the very hairs
of your head are all numbered. 31So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.”
- Matthew 10:29-31 NIV