In each blank, try to type in the
word that is missing. If you've
typed in the correct word, the
blank will turn green.
If your not sure what answer should be entered, press the space bar and the next missing letter will be displayed. When you are all done, you should look back over all your answers and review the ones in red. These ones in red are the ones which you needed help on. Question: Answer: the Latin word for birds; a special class of Question: Binocular Answer: seeing only one at a time; both eyes focus on the same object Question: Bird of Answer: a carnivorous bird (hawk, falcon, eagle, etc.) that kills and eats small and other birds Question: Answer: decaying of a dead body Question: Answer: fleshy area above the beak, where the nostrils of most are located Question: feathers Answer: feathers designed to cover the wings and body of a bird Question: Answer: a large sac between the esophagus and stomach that stores food until the bird is ready to begin Question: Down Answer: feathers designed to help insulate and keep a bird warm Question: DragAnswer: anything that hinders or hampers the speed; something that pulls you Question: Answer: the rearing of a young bird until it has grown its feathers and is able to fly and the nest Question: feathers Answer: special contour feathers that help a bird get off the , move in the air, and land safely Question: Answer: a rodless area of the enabling a bird of prey acute vision Question: GizzardAnswer: a special muscle of the stomach that helps the process by grinding and crushing hard-to-digest food; acts like teeth Question: Answer: a tough, fibrous protein; the substance of hair, nails, horns, feathers, shafts, etc. Question: Answer: to shed , skin, horns, etc. before replacement with new growth Question: visionAnswer: seeing two different objects at the same time; a different per eye Question: Monocular Answer: a transparent third eyelid hinged at the lower lid of the eye of , and closes laterally across the eye Question: Answer: a transparent third eyelid hinged at the lower lid of the eye of , and closes laterally across the eye Question: Answer: the unusable and undigested material that a bird process for nutrients, and is regurgitated in the form of a pellet Question: Pellet Answer: a process that most do with an oil secreted from a special gland; involves rubbing the oil over its feathers to protect them Question: RaptorAnswer: a process that most birds do with an oil secreted from a special gland; involves rubbing the oil over its to protect them Question: Answer: the stem of a feather; the hollow tube that holds the feathers together and in Question: TalonsAnswer: the lethal weapons of raptors; powerful feet with toes (usually or four) having sharp ends Question: VertebratesAnswer: an animal with a backbone or spinal Question: Warm-blooded Answer: able to control and maintain a constant body temperature even when the temperature of the environment changes Question: Answer: either of the organs of flight of a bird, bat, insect, etc. Question: Answer: |
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