Pendent nests are built by
crow, sun-bird, flower pecker
myna, peacock, parrot
weaver bird, sun-bird, flower pecker
all of these
Correct Answer :
C. weaver bird, sun-bird, flower pecker
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Pendent nests are built by
crow, sun-bird, flower pecker
myna, peacock, parrot
weaver bird, sun-bird, flower pecker
all of these
In grainivorous birds, the beak is
sharp massive, deeply hooked
stout and acute
chisel sfiaped
long, strong and pointed
A bat is
a mammal
a reptile
abrid
none of these
Which of the following feathers is hairlike with a very long shaft bearing few barbs at the distal end
Quill
Filoplume
Down feather
All of these
Which of the following birds cannot fly
Kiwi
Ostrich
Penguin
All of these
A pigeon in the absence of down feathers will not be able to
fly for long distance
protect against ectoparasites
exhibit secondary sexual dimorphism
keep the body warm
Gizzard, the modified part of stomach in birds, is better developed in
grain-eating birds
meat-eating birds
fruit-eating birds
insect-eating birds
Which bird sucks nectar
Parrot
Owl
Pigeon
Sunbird
The type of feet in a vulture is
csursorial
perching
wading
raptorial
National bird of India is
parrot
peacock
kiwi
pigeon
Galapago finches are associated with
Charles Darwin
Lamarck
Hippocrates
A. Muller
Which bird can fly backwards
Albatros
Hummingbird
Elephant bird
Penguin
The migration in birds is initiated by
day light effecting the endocrine glands
search for food
search for shelter
purpose of breeding
Which bird had teeth
Ostrich
Emu
Archaeopteryx
Pelican
An ornithologist, known as "Bird man of India" was
Dr. Salim Ali
Dr.MS.Mani
Dr.J.C.Bose
Dr. Jogendra
The power of young birds to return to their parents is
instinct
instinct and intuition
instinct and intelligence
both and
The skull of birds is
monocondylic
dicondylic
amphicondylie
none of these
Kiwi is the national bird of
New Zealand
India
Japan
Australia
Feathers of birds originate from embryonic
ectoderm
mesoderm
endoderm
skin
Which large, powerful muscles depress the wings
Pectoralis major
Pectoralis minor
Intrinsic muscle
None of these
The first fossil bird Archaeopteryx was discovered in 1881 by
Bernhard Katz
Alick Isacs
Charles Darwin
Andreas Wagner
The largest living bird is
ostrich
albatros
penguin
elephant bird
The fastest bird that runs on land is
peacock
emu
penguin
ostrich
The scientific name of peacock is
Pavo cristatus
Gallus gallus
Columbia livia
None of these
Birds have
sharp eyesight
keen smelling power
both and
sharp eyesight and poor smelling power
The bird which lays eggs on rock or ice is
swan
falcon
penguin
eagle
King fisher is a bird in which the feet are
perching type
wading type
raptorial type
running type
The smallest bird is
finch
humming bird
weaver bird
shrew
Birds are characterised by the presence of
homiothermic condition and viviparity
horny jaws and four-chambered heart
ossified skeleton and four-chambered heart
bipedal locomotion and body covered with feathers
The pneumatic bones are characteristic of
mammals
reptiles
aves
lizards