• Quill: See rachis • Rachis (pl. rachides): Central shaft or “quill” of a feather • Radius: Leading-edge bone of the forearm/wing • Rectrical bulb: Muscles attached <strong>to</strong> the pygostyle which control the folding of the rectrices • Rectrix (pl. rectrices): Main vaned, pennaceous feathers of the tail • Remix (pl. remiges): Main vaned, pennaceous feathers of the wing (anchored <strong>to</strong> the ulna) • Ribbon-tail: Rectrices arranged in pairs at the tip of a short tail with fused vertebrae, usually with vanes restricted <strong>to</strong> the tips • Scapular: Long, vaned feathers attached <strong>to</strong> the shoulder which paritally cover the wing when folded • Tarsus: Lowest portion of the leg, formed from the metatarsal <strong>and</strong> tarsal bones • Tertial: Feathers partially filling in the gap between the remiges of the wing <strong>and</strong> the con<strong>to</strong>ur feathers of the body (anchored <strong>to</strong> the humerus) • Ulna: Trailing bone in the forelimb/wing, <strong>to</strong> which secondary feather ligaments attach; usually bowed in flying species • Vaned (or closed-vaned) feather: Pennaceous feathers with barbs held <strong>to</strong>gether by barbules <strong>and</strong> hooklets 184
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