rictal bristle

A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | 195 words | Copyright

rictal bristle A stiff, modified feather, with little or no vane, found around the gape of many insectivorous birds, possibly serving to aid the capture of food in flight. See also BASAL BRISTLE.

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