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Remicle

The outermost primary feather, very tiny compared with the others. This vestigial feather is not generally counted among the ten 'normal' primaries and is usally hidden by them.

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


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