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tertial remex feather

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A remex feather that is connected to the humerus. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_feather#Tertials ]

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tertial remex feather

Synonyms
  • tertial flight feather
  • tertial remex
  • tertial remiges
  • tertiary flight feather
  • tertiary remex
  • tertiary remiges
  • true tertial
database cross reference
plural term
tertiary remiges

plural term
tertial remiges

comment

tertials are connected to the humerus in some species. These elongated "true" tertials act as a protective cover for all or part of the folded primaries and secondaries, and do not qualify as flight feathers as such. However, many authorities use the term tertials to refer to the shorter, more symmetrical innermost secondaries of passerines (which perform the same function as true tertials) in an effort to distinguish them from the other secondaries.

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UBERON:0011798

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