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/ˈtɝʃl̩/ · noun
(ornithology) Any flight feather attached to the humerus (upper arm) of a bird..
He continues — "There was the same rear up, with the head bent down, followed by an upjerk of the hind parts; the long sickle-shaped tertials, so noticeable in this species, seemed little if at all expanded, […]
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Tertial means (ornithology) Any flight feather attached to the humerus (upper arm) of a bird..
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He continues — "There was the same rear up, with the head bent down, followed by an upjerk of the hind parts; the long sickle-shaped tertials, so noticeable in this species, seemed little if at all expanded, […]
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