|
|
Definition of Bastard wing
1. Noun. Tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing.
Generic synonyms: Feather, Plumage, Plume
Group relationships: Wing
Derivative terms: Alular
Definition of Bastard wing
1. Noun. A tuft of feathers borne by the bony thumb-like structure in a bird's wing; alula. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bastard Wing
Literary usage of Bastard wing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1898)
"... without any pinkish tinge anywhere ; the whole of the wing-coverts, as well
as the innermost secondaries, pure white ; bastard-wing, primary-coverts, ..."
2. A Labrador Spring by Charles Wendell Townsend (1910)
"A bird comes sailing down from a roof, and, as it approaches the ground, the
bastard wing becomes distinctly prominent, the whole wings are then flapped ..."
3. The American Sportsman by Elisha Jarrett Lewis (1906)
"The bastard wing, consisting of three or five feathers, resembling the quills of the
... The bastard wing assists in flight by keeping the wing from turning ..."
4. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1915)
"I have already discussed these points in other papers.1 It is interesting to
speculate that this extension of the bastard wing may point back to the time ..."
5. Zoology: An Elementary Text-book by Arthur Everett Shipley, Ernest William MacBride (1904)
"bastard wing. 6. Primaries. 8. Secondaries. 9, 10. Tertiaries. Fig. ... The name
bastard wing is given to a tuft of feathers borne by the thumb (4 Fig. ..."
6. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1897)
"... their accompanying black lines are very distinct and somewhat zig-zag in
character on the latter; bastard-wing, primary-coverts, and quills sepia-brown, ..."
7. The feathered tribes of the British islands by Robert Mudie (1834)
"The bastard wing. That consists of a greater or smaller number of feathers,
bearing some resemblance to the quills of the true wing. ..."
Other Resources:
