espelho alar
English translation: \"wing mirror\"
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|  Selected response from: Muriel Vasconcellos United States Local time: 08:36 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | alar speculum |
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| 4 +1 | "wing mirror" |
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peer agreement (net): +1alar speculum Explanation: Suggestion. Many occurences. https://books.google.pt/books?id=rXlIAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA393&lpg=P... https://books.google.pt/books?id=Kr0OAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA195&lpg=PA195&dq=%22alar+speculum%22&source=bl&ots=3vimDRkq9t&sig=R9fRpjeMgLYwfGzq7dv4PvC https://books.google.pt/books?id=V-4ykKBRW34C&pg=PA57&lpg=PA57&dq=%22alar+speculum%22&source=bl&ots=qese5iQUOd&sig=M11Jhb6guBuQrhzznQq_eckzL |
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35 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1"wing mirror" Explanation: https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0198040415 Department of Genetics University of Georgia Eugene M. McCarthy Post Doctoral Researcher, Athens - 2006 - Reference X Anas erythrorhyncha [Red-billed Duck] CHR. ... While the Ringed Teal has a green “wing-mirror” and the Brazilian Teal a bronze one, the hybrid has a brillant ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 46 mins (2015-04-04 18:18:57 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- You don't need to put it in quotes, actually, and I wouldn't use a hyphen as it's not needed grammatically. It appears to be an old-fashioned term, but I found some modern references as well. Mallard Duck - WILD Jaeger wildjaeger.com/?p=2877 May 31, 2012 - Mallard Duck. ... **The only distinctive feature is the wing mirror, which corresponds to the male**. Figure 1 Photo Erpel. Figure 1 “'Photo” Mallard ... Forest and Stream - Volume 91 - Page 419 - Google Books Result https://books.google.com/books?id=x1nlAAAAMAAJ 1921 - Birds ... darkest on upper parts ; wing coverts pale blue ; **wing mirror green with white** ... The cinnamon teal is one of the very few varieties of our ducks which I have ... https://books.google.com/books?id=WVYYAAAAYAAJ Selma Lagerlöf, Velma Swanston Howard - 1915 - Conduct of life They were undoubtedly related to the ordinary ducks; for, like these, they too had ... **the wing-mirror shimmered in green, red, and black**; the wing-tips were black, ... Zoological Society Bulletin https://books.google.com/books?id=-LFJAAAAYAAJ New York Zoological Society - 1901 - Zoology A few words as to the kind of ducks to procure. ... and **the delicate blue in the wing-mirror of the blue-winged teal (Anas discors)** is a tint seldom found in nature. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 49 mins (2015-04-04 18:21:44 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Here are some contemporary references: Eurasian teal subspeciesja - WiKi - MYWiKi-EN en.labtud.com/article-7269983-1.html Mar 6, 2015 - Eurasian teal subspeciesja ,MYWiKi-EN. ... wings with a male and a similar but **smaller wing mirror** some white feathers dark brown with narrow ... www.birdforum.net/archive/index.php?t-82883.html Apr 8, 2007 - 5 posts - 3 authors The duck in the photoes was photographed last month at a park ner ... The **purple wing mirror** and green head fits quite well on Mallard, this has ... |
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