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Bare parts

The areas of the body surface which are not covered by feathers, namely the bill, eyes, legs and feet, together with any unfeathered skin. They were formerly, and inappropriately, called the 'soft parts'.

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From Peter Weaver's Birdwatcher's Dictionary
Copyright © 1981 by Peter Weaver


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