Page 20 - Out Birding Issue 111 Summer 2023

Duck Anatomy Answers
Figure A
1. Beak
2. Forehead
3. Crown
4. Nape
5. Mantle
6. Back
7. Rump
8. Tail
9. Under tail
10. Vent
11. Flank
12. Webbed foot 13. Leg
14. Abdomen 15. Breast
16. Throat
17. Chin
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Figure B
1. Carpal joint
2. Secondaries
3. Primary coverts
4. Primaries
5. Speculum
Figure C
1. Upper mandible
2. Lores
3. Eye ring
4. Eye
5. Iris
6. Ear coverts
7. Nostril
8. Lower mandible 9. Nail
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