REN R205 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Anhinga, Ruffed Grouse, Gular Skin

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Renewable Resources
• Course: REN R205
• Professor: John Acorn

Document Summary

Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species. Decurved bills: both mandibles need to be decurved to say decurved. Lab 1: the non passerine birds (22 class, order and suborder) Birds (class aves) of north america classified into 23 orders. Ruffed grouse: somebody stomping gradually louder and faster. Generally pink, or pink and white, or pinkish orange. Order procellariiformes (tube-nosed swimmers) *pro (swimmers), cellarii (celery) Mate for life, fly very close to water (waves) Cormorants and anhingas have strong hook at tip of bill. Most are long-legged waders with straight or decurved bills. No tomial tooth, or a low bump only. Sora: oh-wow, oh-wow, giggling giggling cause hard to find. Cranes resemble herons but fly with outstretched necks. Coots are swimming rails that look a bit like ducks or grebes. Suborder lari (gulls, terns, alcids, skimmers) *lari the gull. Mostly water birds but can be found in terrestrial habitats. Many are brown, some black, white or more colourful.