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posted May 24th, 2012; last edited August 20th, 2012 –– David Sibley

Quiz 38: More feathers, and a prize

Today’s quiz features a bonus

And we have a winner – Congratulations to Nicholas! Thanks to all who entered. Watch for another quiz giveaway in the near future.

Everyone who submits a perfect score by 9 PM Eastern Time on Thursday May 24th, will be entered in a drawing to win a prize.

The prize this week is my Red-tailed Hawk t-shirt design from Liberty Graphics. Or take your pick of any of my other t-shirts from Liberty Graphics – Bluebird, Saw-whet Owl, Warblers, Hummingbirds, etc.) Of course, even if you don’t win, you can still order the shirts from Liberty Graphics here.

After you get all five questions correct, just click the “Get Results” button at the end of the quiz and then submit your results.

There is no limit to how many times you can attempt the quiz, so feel free to keep trying until you get all five questions right.1

Scroll down to take the quiz, and good luck!


More Upperparts feathers

Congratulations - you have completed More Upperparts feathers. You scored %%SCORE%% out of %%TOTAL%%. Your performance has been rated as %%RATING%%
Your answers are highlighted below.
Question 1
The species is:
A
House Finch
B
Pine Siskin
C
Savannah Sparrow
D
Northern Waterthrush
Question 1 Explanation: 
The fact that it's sticking its head completely into a feeder eliminates waterthrush and Savannah Sparrow, it can only be a finch. The crisp streaking and faint yellowish edges on the wing and tail feathers make this a siskin.
Question 2
The feathers marked A are the:
A
Scapulars
B
Mantle
C
Greater Coverts
D
Nape
Question 2 Explanation: 
The mantle feathers grow on the center of the back, forming streaks aligned with the body.
Question 3
The feathers marked B are the:
A
Mantle
B
Greater coverts
C
Secondaries
D
Scapulars
Question 3 Explanation: 
The scapulars grow out and down from the shoulder and overlap the base of the wing. In this photo the difference in the angle of mantle and scapular feathers is very clear.
Question 4
The feathers marked C are the:
A
Secondaries
B
Scapulars
C
Lesser coverts
D
Greater coverts
Question 4 Explanation: 
The greater secondary coverts form a rectangular panel angled across the forward half of the wing. Here they are dark with pale tips that form a wingbar, and farther forward on the wing you can see the narrow pale tips of the median coverts forming another wingbar.
Question 5
The feathers labeled D are the:
A
Rump
B
Secondaries
C
Primaries
D
Scapulars
Question 5 Explanation: 
The secondaries of songbirds are most of the rear half of the folded wing, behing the greater coverts. On Pine Siskin they have pale edges towards their tips, but the base is all dark forming a dark band just behind the greater coverts. The primaries are just visible below them and form the long point of the wing.
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