posted February 29th, 2012; last edited February 29th, 2012 –– David Sibley

Quiz 12: More on head feathers

A teaser of spring wood-warblers on this bonus day of February. Two questions for each of the photos will help you practice applying your knowledge of head feathers.

Thanks to Brian E. Small for allowing the use of his beautiful photos. You can see lots more at his website, and clicking any photo links there as well.

Warbler head patterns

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Question 1
The supercilium is:
mostly blackish
mostly white
Question 2
And in the photo above, the malar (submoustachial) is:
mostly white
mostly blackish
Question 3
The auriculars are:
bright yellow
olive yellow
black
Question 4
In the photo above, the malar (submoustachial) is:
olive and yellow
bright yellow
black
olive, yellow, and black
Question 5
The malar (submoustachial) is:
orange
black
orange and black
Question 6
In the photo above, the crown is:
black
orange
orange and black
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There are 6 questions to complete.

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