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Here is a low tech bird quiz (no photos) created
for no other reason apart from amusement value (and some educational value). I
have made up a list of 26 bird species (or larger bird groups) along with these
are 26 different uses in which the feet of each of these birds are particularly
associated with and other birds are not. Both lists are sorted alphabetically. I
have not included the obvious that birds most use their feet for standing, many
for walking, some for swimming. Your challenge if you choose to accept it, is to
match them up. Some are really easy, others less so but I believe only one
combination is correct. Some combinations may be correct, although not
strongly characteristic and actually other combinations are better, so choose
the best one. For example you may believe that a Cassowary typically uses its
feet for Climbing branches then realise that Climbing branches fits the Adelie
Penguin better, then you answer would include 1 C. (Hint, neither of these clues
are correct). Please don't send your answers to the list (so as to give everyone
their own independent go), just send your list of numbers and letters to me.
There is no prize. I'll give the answers and score in a few
days.
Philip
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BIRD |
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1 |
Adelie Penguin |
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2 |
Blue Bird of Paradise |
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3 |
Blue-footed Booby |
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4 |
Brolga |
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5 |
Brush-turkey |
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6 |
Button-quail |
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7 |
Cassowary |
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8 |
Emperor Penguin |
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9 |
Flamingo |
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10 |
Flightless Cormorant |
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11 |
Goshawk |
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12 |
Harrier Hawk |
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13 |
Hummingbird |
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14 |
Magpie-lark |
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15 |
Mousebird |
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16 |
Palm Cockatoo |
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17 |
Peregrine Falcon |
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18 |
Phalarope |
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19 |
Ptarmigan |
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20 |
Roadrunner |
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21 |
Rosella |
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22 |
Secretary-bird |
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23 |
Sparrow |
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24 |
Stork |
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25 |
Swamphen |
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26 |
Woodcock |
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FEET |
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A |
Catching prey |
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B |
Clearing circles |
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C |
Climbing branches |
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D |
Dancing |
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E |
Direct 2, 3 or 4 toes forward |
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F |
Drumming |
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G |
Escaping from Coyote |
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H |
Excreting on |
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I |
Hanging |
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J |
Holding egg off the ice |
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K |
Holding water plants |
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L |
Kicking |
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M |
Killing prey |
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N |
Moving its babies |
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O |
Name for large group of birds |
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P |
Only form of transport on water & land |
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Q |
Only perching |
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R |
Raking leaves |
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S |
Reach into cavities for prey |
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T |
Snowshoe |
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U |
Social signalling |
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V |
Spinning |
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W |
Stamping on snakes |
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X |
Stirring up puddles |
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Y |
Toboganning |
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Z |
Withstand alkaline lakes |
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Your answer (letter) |
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4 |
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