Wednesday, 15 February 2012

Bird Glossary

A B C D E F G H I J L M N P R S T U V W
Titlesort icon Body
Hallux

Hind toe. Not all families of birds have a hallux.
Host

Bird whose nest receives eggs laid by brood parasites. The hosts then provide parental care...

Hyoid Apparatus

The bones of the tongue and associated connective tissues, found in the upper throat of a bird. The hyoid apparatus is small in most species, but is greatly enlarged in woodpeckers, species in...