PhD69
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Description below the pictures.
Second picture : One notices a spur on the wing, remains of the claws inherited from the theropod dinosaurs, which serve them to defend and attack in case of need.
The kamichi necklace has a small head, clearly disproportionate to the whole body. It consists of a small bill slightly bent downwards, a reddish pink orbital skin and a ruffled feather crest that adorns the back of the neck. The head appears to emerge from a necklace of black feathers. The kamichi actually has a second necklace of white feathers, narrower than the first.
These collars are more or less perceptible depending on the position of the neck. The feathers of the upper parts are mostly grey with buff white edging, which gives this region of the body a strongly scaly appearance. The wings and tail are darker. In flight, a large white spot is visible on the first covers and on the primary feathers.
The feathers of the lower parts are light grey with white borders, forming regular scales. The wrist of the wings has two horny spurs, the second of which is less visible. The long and robust legs have a pale red colour.
Both sexes are similar, although the female is slightly smaller. Young are duller than adults. The white collar is absent, the black collar barely perceptible. The spurs of the wings are less developed or do not exist.
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Second picture : One notices a spur on the wing, remains of the claws inherited from the theropod dinosaurs, which serve them to defend and attack in case of need.
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The kamichi necklace has a small head, clearly disproportionate to the whole body. It consists of a small bill slightly bent downwards, a reddish pink orbital skin and a ruffled feather crest that adorns the back of the neck. The head appears to emerge from a necklace of black feathers. The kamichi actually has a second necklace of white feathers, narrower than the first.
These collars are more or less perceptible depending on the position of the neck. The feathers of the upper parts are mostly grey with buff white edging, which gives this region of the body a strongly scaly appearance. The wings and tail are darker. In flight, a large white spot is visible on the first covers and on the primary feathers.
The feathers of the lower parts are light grey with white borders, forming regular scales. The wrist of the wings has two horny spurs, the second of which is less visible. The long and robust legs have a pale red colour.
Both sexes are similar, although the female is slightly smaller. Young are duller than adults. The white collar is absent, the black collar barely perceptible. The spurs of the wings are less developed or do not exist.
Full size pictures here
