while their bodies are only about 4.5 inches long. As the bird flies, the streamer-like tail feathers flow and make a humming sound. The species is the national bird of Jamaica. If the streamer ...

A persistent slingshot-hunting culture and unregulated shooting practices are putting Jamaica’s ... Game birds listed under the WLPA include the long-tailed pea dove, white-winged dove, bald ...

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The unique combination of a short tail fan and two long feathers, known as a pintail, is seen in some modern birds, such as sunbirds and quetzals. However, scientists have never found a fossil ...

It had feathers and wings, so it was clearly a bird — but it sported a long tail and sharp claws, which seemed reptilian. A smattering of other feathery Jurassic fossils, including those known ...

while their bodies are only about 4.5 inches long. As the bird flies, the streamer-like tail feathers flow and make a humming sound. The species is the national bird of Jamaica. Greater racket ...