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ORNITHOLOGY CHAPTER ONE: Evolution of Birds (ORDERS & FAMILIES OF…
ORNITHOLOGY CHAPTER ONE: Evolution of Birds
1.1 Birds are dinosaurs :dragon_face:
Birds came from theropod dinos in the mid Jurassic pd.
1.2 Archaeopteryx
Discovery: feather found in 1860
1.3 The Evolution of Modern Birds
Characteristics compared to modern birds
unfused hand bones
unfused tail bone & longer tail
smaller brain case
undeveloped sternum
weaker ribcage
lack of flight muscles
Modern Birds
uncinate processes
1.4 The Phylogeny of Birds
1.5 Adaptive Radiation & Speciation
ORDERS & FAMILIES OF MODERN BIRDS
Falconiformes:
Hawks, Osprey, Eagle
:eagle:(eagles look like falcons)
Psittaformes:
parrots
:palm_tree: (the parrots sitta pon a tree)
Strigiforms:
Owls
:owl:(The owl was strict)
Colombaformes:
Pigeons, Doves
:dove_of_peace: (The pigeon walked across colombus ave in NYC)
Charadaformes:
shorebirds, gulls, terns,
etc :beach_with_umbrella: (The seagulls played charades)
Apodiformes:
hummingbirds, swifts
:wilted_flower: (humming to t swift on my Apod)
Galliformes:
Pheasants, quail, grouse
, etc :shallow_pan_of_food: (The gal ate pheasant stew)
Piciformes:
woodpeckers
,etc :evergreen_tree: (woodpickers)
Anseriformes:
Ducks, Geese, Swans
, etc :duck: (The duck answered the phone)
Passerformes:
perching, songbirds
:bird: (me and MK passed by a songbird on the dark path)