The raven-size creature long thought of as the earliest bird, Archaeopteryx, may have been adorned with black feathers, researchers have found.

Its feather structure is identical to that of living birds, suggesting "that completely modern bird feathers evolved as early as 150 million years ago," Carney said.

Wing feathers from successful goose hunts offer useful biots – the short, stiff fibers foundalong the leading edge of a bird’s primary wing feathers.

Crested pigeon wings produce both high and low notes when in flight. And the experiments showed that the eighth wing feather produced high notes, and the low notes came from the ninth primary ...

Based on this information, it would appear that all yellow-shafted flickers with reddish primary wing feathers might be hybrids -- except these birds are spotted far to the east of any hybrid zones.

The researchers' experiments showed that the eighth primary wing feather is responsible for the high notes. The low notes come from the ninth primary feather.

MDC is asking hunters to save feathers from their fall turkey harvest. They should save the 9th and 10th primary wing feathers and 3-5 breast feathers. (Missouri Department of Conservation) ...

Wing feathers from successful goose hunts offer useful biots – the short, stiff fibers foundalong the leading edge of a bird’s primary wing feathers.