tertial

Japanese: tertial
tertial

…The primary feathers are attached to the palm and the phalanges of the second and third fingers, and the secondary feathers are attached to the ulna. The innermost secondary feathers are sometimes called tertiary feathers because they are different in length and shape from the others. The number of primary feathers varies by species, usually 10-12 (most non-passerines have 11, passerines have 10, cassowaries have 3, ostriches have 16, etc.), but the first feather (outermost) is often vestigial or missing. …

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Japanese:

…そのうち,腕掌骨と第2・3指の指骨に付着しているものを初列風切primaryといい,尺骨に付着しているものを次列風切secondaryという。また次列風切の内側の数枚は,他のものと長さや形状が違うので,三列風切tertiary(tertial)として区別されることがある。風切羽の枚数は種によって決まっていて,初列風切は通常10~12枚(多くの非スズメ目は11枚,スズメ目は10枚,ヒクイドリ3枚,ダチョウ16枚など)であるが,第1羽(最外側)はしばしば痕跡的か,なくなっている。…

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