"throat" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The big bird began to ruffle its throat feathers and open its bill, but no sound came.
- More dramatically, when calling, fish crows tend to hunch and fluff their throat feathers.
- The throat feathers are also erected to form a beard.
- Although males and females appear similar, the blue throat feathers of the male show higher ultraviolet reflectivity than those of the female.
- This colour extends on to the slightly hanging throat feathers to form the "beard".
- It is larger than the nominate form, but has relatively short throat feathers (hackles).
- They also fluff their throat feathers when calling like Fish Crows, only more so.
- The sexes are similar, but juveniles have dusky bases to the throat feathers.
- At close range it can be seen that the latter has longer throat feathers, a fact particularly noticeable when it sings.
- The adult male has a purple head, face, "beard" (long hanging throat feathers), breast and upper belly.
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