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    Birds are warm-blooded vertebrates that evolved from reptiles. They are covered with feathers which provide insulation and enable most birds to fly. Birds have lightweight skeletons and bones to aid flight. Their senses of vision and hearing are highly developed. Birds breathe through lungs and have air sacs to aid respiration. They reproduce by laying fertilized eggs which are incubated until hatching. Many birds migrate seasonally between breeding and wintering grounds. Sea birds exhibit diverse forms such as puffins, gulls, terns and penguins.

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    Birds are warm-blooded vertebrates that evolved from reptiles. They are covered with feathers which provide insulation and enable most birds to fly. Birds have lightweight skeletons and bones to aid flight. Their senses of vision and hearing are highly developed. Birds breathe through lungs and have air sacs to aid respiration. They reproduce by laying fertilized eggs which are incubated until hatching. Many birds migrate seasonally between breeding and wintering grounds. Sea birds exhibit diverse forms such as puffins, gulls, terns and penguins.

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    Class Aves

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    Birds are warm-blooded vertebrates that evolved from reptiles. They are covered with feathers which provide insulation and enable most birds to fly. Birds have lightweight skeletons and bones to aid flight. Their senses of vision and hearing are highly developed. Birds breathe through lungs and have air sacs to aid respiration. They reproduce by laying fertilized eggs which are incubated until hatching. Many birds migrate seasonally between breeding and wintering grounds. Sea birds exhibit diverse forms such as puffins, gulls, terns and penguins.

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    Class Aves:

    Birds of Sea and Shore


    General Characteristics of Aves
    Warm-blooded: generate heat
    through the food they eat.
    Evolved from Reptiles (evidence
    from fossils, embryology and
    anatomy are the same)
    Most birds can fly
    All birds have feathers: durable,
    lightweight, insulative covering:
    Down feathers: insulation
    Contour feathers: flight
    Plumage
    Generally a birds
    plumage is waterproof
    While preening, birds
    rub their beaks, feet and
    feathers with oil from a
    gland near the tail.
    The oil from the gland
    helps waterproof the
    feathers and keeps the
    beak and feet lubricated.
    Skeleton
    Skeleton (like all
    vertebrates) protect
    internal organs and
    provide anchorage for
    the muscles.
    Bones are lightweight,
    strong and hollow (air
    filled)
    Many bones are fused
    together, resulting in a
    rigid skeleton necessary
    for flight.
    Senses
    Taste and smell are
    weak
    Eyesight and hearing
    are excellent
    Nictitating membrane
    (third eyelid), cleans
    and protects their
    eyeball.
    Respiration
    Birds inhale through their
    nares ( nostril openings) on
    their beaks.
    Birds have lungs, but they also
    have air sacs. Depending upon
    the species, the bird has seven
    or nine air sacs.
    Excess salt that seashore birds
    take in through drinking and
    eating accumulates in glands
    located above their eyes. The
    glands produce a salty solution
    that is excreted through the
    birds nostrils and down
    grooves of their beaks, where it
    drips off.
    Metabolism
    High Metabolism
    High body temperature
    (100-112F)
    Strong four chambered
    heart that maintains a
    rapid heart beat.
    Hummingbirds can bat
    their wings 50- 80X per
    second
    Reproduction
    After female and male
    mates, eggs in the female
    pass to the oviduct. Here
    they are fertilized and
    then covered with a
    protein (albumin- white)
    and a calcium shell.
    Female lay fertilized eggs,
    usually one a day and
    incubate until they hatch.
    Migration
    Most birds in the
    northern hemisphere
    migrate south (of their
    breeding ground) in the
    winter and return north
    to breed in the
    summertime.
    Diversity of Sea Birds
    Puffins
    Sandpipers
    Egrets
    Herons
    Sea ducks
    Gulls
    Terns
    Skimmers
    Pelicans
    Penguins
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