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Pectinate(d)

Comb-like. The claws of the middle toes of herons (family Ardeidae) are pectinated, presumably as an adaptation for combing fish slime and scales from the plumage.

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


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