brown feather

collocation in English

meaningsofbrownandfeather

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brown
adjective
uk
/braʊn/us
/braʊn/
having the colour of chocolate ...
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feather
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfeð.ər/us
/ˈfeð.ɚ/
one of the many soft, light things that cover a bird's body, consisting of a long, thin, central part with material like hairs along ...
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(Definition ofbrownandfeatherfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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From the fifth week they are covered in dark brown feathers flecked with white.
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Young males have gray or golden brown feathers and orange undersides.
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The wing coverts also have pale shafts showing as whitish streaks on the brown feathers.
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They have short wings and the adults have brown feathers.
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Adult males are covered in brown feathers, have red crowns and under parts; a black mask around their eyes; and white throats.
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After the sixth day blotches of brown feathers begin to appear on the back and the mouth lining is pink.
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A typical chimango has a mantle and back edged with cinnamon brown feathers and white.
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By winter all the summer brown feathers are lost and the bird is completely white.
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Chicks are born camouflaged with brown feathers and white spots and have no white collar until it matures.
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Third-winter individuals are similar to adults but retain some of the features of immature birds such as brown feathers in the wings and dark markings on the bill.
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They have shaggy brown feathers.
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