zygodactylous
zygodactylous In birds, applied to feet in which two toes point forwards, and two to the rear. The condition is found e.g. in
Cuculidae,
Picidae,
Psittacidae, and
Ramphastidae. Compare
ANISODACTYLOUS.
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Clubfoot.
Newspaper article from: Pediatrics for Parents; 11/1/1994; 700+ words
; ...the most severe type, known medically as equinovarus. The foot is twisted inward and downward. If both feet are clubbed. the toes point toward each other instead of straight ahead. The heel cord often is very tight, making it impossible to bring the foot up...
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WIN FOR WEAKENED ANNADERG SIDE.
Newspaper article from: Banbridge Leader (Banbridge, Northern Ireland); 7/1/2008; 140 words
; ...Bann played with the strong wind in the first half and fired over four points before Annaderg scored through a Sean O'Hare point. FORWARDS Great defensive work by all seven players allowed Sean and Paddy to give the forwards opportunities to attack and add on...
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A Mad, Bad, & Dangerous People? England 1783-1846.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Journal of Social History; 9/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...projected the image of a new and quite different England: An inescapable conclusion that the political events of 1846 did not point forwards, but brought to a close the hegemony of a governing order and a set of political ideas that had preponderated since 1783...
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Cuculiformes
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
Cuculiformes ( cuckoos , turacos ; class Aves ) An order that comprises two families of birds, Cuculidae and Musophagidae , both of which have loose-webbed plumage and zygodactylous feet. Some authorities define them as separate orders.
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Picidae
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
...short bills not used for drilling and tails that do not have stiffened shafts. Their legs are short, and their feet are zygodactylous with three or four toes. Picoides , comprising typical woodpeckers, is often split by retaining in that genus the two three-to...
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Cuculidae
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
...generally short-legged birds most of which have a stout, slightly decurved bill, and toes that are zygodactylous or semi-zygodactylous. The 27 species of coucals ( Centropus ) of Africa, southern Asia, and Australasia, have heavy, hooked...
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Indicatoridae
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
...order Piciformes ) A family of grey, olive, brown, and white birds which have short, stout bills, and short legs with zygodactylous toes. Their skin is thick and so protects them against insect stings. They are arboreal, and found in forest and woodland...
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Piciformes
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
...birds which have brightly coloured plumage. The bills of each family are stout and characteristically shaped, and their toes zygodactylous . They are mainly arboreal, feed on vegetable matter and animals, and nest in holes; one family is brood parasitic. There...
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