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juvenal plumage
[ joo-vuh-nl ]
noun
Ornithology.
- the first plumage of birds, composed of contour feathers, which in certain species follows the naked nestling stage and in other species follows the molt of natal down.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of juvenal plumage1
< Latin Âá³Ü±¹±ð²ÔÄå±ô¾±²õ youthful, equivalent to juven ( is ) young man or woman + -Äå±ô¾±²õ -al 1
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Natal down is quickly replaced by the emerging juvenal plumage and may often appear as tufts at the end of the new feathers.
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Perhaps half the birds seen were in juvenal plumage.
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The juvenal plumage of the Seaside Sparrow resembles that of the Sharp-tailed Sparrow.
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In the juvenal plumage flight feathers of the kites are brown, barred with white, much different in appearance from the dark, slaty plumage of adults.
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In juvenal plumage both species are entirely buff below, the feathers more or less tipped with dusky.
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