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eemb 113 vertebrates lab
birds week 2
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Biology
Not Applicable
10/13/2007

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Term
Osprey
Definition
Cl. Aves, Or. Falconiformes, Fam. Accipitridae:

very large claws, brown mantle, white head, brown eye stripe
Term
White-tailed Kite
Definition
Cl. Aves, Or. Falconiformes, Fam. Accipitridae:

black shoulders, grey mantle, very white breast
Term
Turkey Vulture
Definition
Cl. Aves, Or. Falconiformes, Fam. Cathartidae:

large black bird, wings bend up, no feathers on head, flesh eater
Term
Northern Harrier
Definition
Cl. Aves, Or. Falconiformes, Fam. Accipitridae:

copper/red chest, smaller than red shouldered hawk, smoother brown coloring, less patterning, facial disks
Term
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Definition
Cl. Aves, Or. Falconiformes, Fam. Accipitridae:

small with long banded tail, speckled chest, sharp tail cut off
Term
Cooper's Hawk
Definition
Cl. Aves, Or. Falconiformes, Fam. Accipitridae:

rounded tail cut off, 2 pronged tail, speckled chest. Similar to Sharp-shinned Hawk but with rounded tail cut off
Term
Red-shouldered Hawk
Definition
Cl. Aves, Or. Falconiformes, Fam. Accipitridae:

uneven band of red across shoulders, tail with red/brown banding
Term
Red-tailed Hawk
Definition
Cl. Aves, Or. Falconiformes, Fam. Accipitridae:

red/brown tail, very large talons, dark around front of wing
Term
American Kestrel
Definition
Cl. Aves, Or. Falconiformes, Fam. Falconidae:

leopard print back, very colorful with reds/blues
Term
Peregrine Falcon
Definition
Cl. Aves, Or. Falconiformes, Fam. Falconidae:

"arnold chest", dark charcoal mantle, white tips at tail, "straps" down from top of eyes to under like WW2 bombers
Term
Virginia Rail
Definition
Cl. Aves, Or. Gruiformes,Fam. Rallidae:

long thin beak, very small bird, large feet, white dusting at ends of feathers copper/chestnut chest, black back
Term
Sora
Definition
Cl. Aves, Or. Gruiformes, Fam. Rallidae:

very small, short yellow bill, dark feathers with light fringe on belly, long toes
Term
American Coot
Definition
Cl. Aves, Or. Gruiformes, Fam. Rallidae:

goose like bill, lobate feet, black/charcoal grey.
Term
Black -bellied Plover
Definition
Cl. Aves, Or. Charadriiformes, Fam. Charadriidae:

actually w/white belly, largest of plovers, short pinched bill, speckled patterning, active/jittery bird
Term
Snowy Plover
Definition
Cl. Aves, Or. Charadriiformes, Fam. Charadriidae:

smallest/least complete chest band, white belly, short pinched bill, grey mantle, active/jittery bird
Term
Semipalmated Plover
Definition
Cl. Aves, Or. Charadriiformes, Fam. Charadriidae:

one complete chest band, short pinched bicolor bill
Term
Killdeer
Definition
Cl. Aves, Or. Charadriiformes, Fam. Charadriidae:

two complete chest bands, short pinched bill
Term
Black Oystercatcher
Definition
Cl. Aves, Or. Charadriiformes, Fam. Haematopodidae:

dark black/brown, robust long beak (slender), beak and legs are striking red/orange color
Term
Black-necked Stilt
Definition
Cl. Aves, Or. Charadriiformes, Fam. Recurvirostridae:

very long pink legs, black chunks down neck and back, white eye patch right below eyes, slight up turned bill
Term
American Avocet
Definition
Cl. Aves, Or. Charadriiformes, Fam. Recurvirostridae:

upturned bill, brown/white/grey coloring on back, all white chest and belly, grey around face and eyes
Term
Yellowlegs
Definition
Cl. Aves, Or. Charadriiformes, Fam. Scolopacidae:

brown modeling on back with white, grey on head, long and thin, pattern on chest, neck and belly white, yellow legs
Term
Willet
Definition
Cl. Aves, Or. Charadriiformes, Fam. Scolopacidae:

white and black on wings, solid grey mantle, long slender hearty bill, dark legs, white above tail feathers
Term
Spotted Sandpiper
Definition
Cl. Aves, Or. Charadriiformes, Fam. Scolopacidae:

teetering motion, white on shoulders, short light bill, yellowish legs
Term
Whimbrel
Definition
Cl. Aves, Or. Charadriiformes, Fam. Scolopacidae:

downward curved bill, distinct brown stripes on head (3 thin lines), brown/cream color patterns
Term
Long-billed Curlew
Definition
Cl. Aves, Or. Charadriiformes, Fam. Scolopacidae:

speckled dark brown ruddy color, extremely long thin downward curved bill
Term
Marbled Godwit
Definition
Cl. Aves, Or. Charadriiformes, Fam. Scolopacidae:

"up to God" b/c upward curved bill, bicolor bill with light yellow and black, similar color to curlew
Term
Black Turnstone
Definition
Cl. Aves, Or. Charadriiformes, Fam. Scolopacidae:

short squat bird, dark bill, bark with white patch at lower back, white belly, pigeon like posture
Term
Sanderling
Definition
Cl. Aves, Or. Charadriiformes, Fam. Scolopacidae:

short stout dark bill, white mask, light grey/brown mantle to head with white mask around eyes
Term
Western Sandpiper
Definition
Cl. Aves, Or. Charadriiformes, Fam. Scolopacidae:

speckles on chest and throat, not continuous white belly to throat, independent spots that are large and distinct.
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