With neither a brilliant plumage nor a melodic song to set it apart from other birds , the crow might seem to have been dealt a low blow 既无华丽的羽毛也无美妙的歌喉使乌鸦从其他鸟类中脱颖而出，这似乎使乌鸦受到了一个小小的打击。
The flag of this country carries the silhouette of a bird of paradise , which is native to new guinea . these birds are famed for their dazzling plumage 巴布亚新几内亚的国旗上有该国本土生长的极乐鸟的侧影。极乐鸟因华丽耀眼的羽毛而闻名。
The entire array , moreover , clad in burnished steel , and with plumage nodding over their bright morions , had a brilliancy of effect which no modern display can aspire to equal 何况，他们周身裹着捏亮的铠甲，耀眼的钢盔上还晃动着羽毛，那种辉煌气概，实非如今的阅兵所能媲美。
The flag of this country carries the silhouette [ 2 ] of a bird of paradise , which is native to new guinea . these birds are famed for their dazzling plumage and courtship displays 巴布亚新几内亚的国旗上载有该国本土生长的极乐鸟的侧影。极乐鸟因华丽耀眼的羽毛和求偶时的殷勤而闻名。
This book tells you how plumage , shape of the beak , and features of feet and claws differ from species to species , and introduces breeding behaviors like how birds build nest , hatch eggs and rear their kids 本书介绍鸟类的羽毛嘴喙脚爪等不同功能的形态特徵筑巢孵蛋育雏等繁殖行为。
This book tells you how plumage , shape of the beak , and features of feet and claws differ from species to species , and introduces breeding behaviors like how birds build nest , hatch eggs and rear their kids 本书介绍鸟类的羽毛、嘴喙、脚爪等不同功能的形态特徵；筑巢、孵蛋、育雏等繁殖行为。
Crowd cheerful by her erratic and glistening ray ; even as a bird of bright plumage illuminates a whole tree of dusty foliage , by darting to and fro , half seen and half concealed amid the twilight of the 她以自己的闪烁不定的光辉，使忧郁的人群欢快起来，就象是一只长着光彩夺目的羽毛的鸟儿跳来跳去，在幽暗的时簇中时隐时现，把一棵树的枝枝叶叶全都照亮了。
The bird is normally 46 - 59 cm in length , but the overall size and body proportions vary regionally . generally , all forms have dark greyish plumage from the back of the head , neck , shoulders and lower body . their wings , tail , face and throat are glossy black 这种鸦通常身长四十六至五十九厘米，实际体积和身体比例随不同地区而各异，但羽毛均为灰黑色，翼、尾、面颊和喉部尤其漆亮。
Intriguingly , that did not apply to birds that used melanin , another pigment , in their plumage , nor to those that employed iridescence ? which is a result of the structure of feathers , rather than their chemistry 更有意思的是，这一情况在给自己的翅膀上黑色素（另一种色素）的鸟那里并不适用，同样也不适用于彩虹色的鸟，彩虹色的鸟并不是因为化学品而呈现其颜色，而是由于它们羽毛结构的缘故。
