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22 Cards in this Set
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Which bird can send signals to
other birds by hammering on a tree? |
woodpecker
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Name two things about a
woodpecker's skull that make it good for hammering. |
it is extra thick;
it is almost as hard as concrete |
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A woodpecker's tongue is ____
__ _____ times as long as any other bird's. |
three to five
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A woodpecker extends its
_______ into holes in trees to probe for _______. |
tongue;
insects |
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Birds with short, hard, cone-shaped
beaks usually eat _____. |
seeds
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________-eating birds usually
have long, slender beaks. |
insect
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What food do birds with very slender,
needlelike bills usually eat? |
nectar
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Name a couple of birds that have
powerful claws and strong, blunt nails to scratch the ground. |
chickens and pheasants
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What kind of feet do birds have
who spend most of their time in flight? |
small, weak feet
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What kind of feet do swimming
birds like ducks have? |
webbed feet
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Bird's have _______ bones
which make the bird's body much lighter. |
hollow
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Air stored in a bird's bones
help contol its __________. |
temperature
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The stiff, hollow shaft of a bird's
feather is called a _______. |
quill
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What is it called when a bird uses its
beak to "zip" together and clean its feathers? |
preening;
or to preen |
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A bird (can, cannot) move each
individual feather when in flight. |
can
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________ are the only feathered animals.
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birds
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Feathers trap air close to a
bird's body. This _______ the bird, or keeps it _______. |
insulates;
warm |
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______ is a layer of small,
fluffy feathers underneath a bird's body feathers. |
down
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A bird's feathers are (lighter, heavier) than its bones.
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heavier
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What do we call the second part
of a bird's stomach which grinds up the softened food? |
gizzard
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Many birds have _______ (how many?) eyelids.
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three
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Who was the Canadian farmer, hunter, and trapper who
started a bird sanctuary? |
Jack Miner
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