Category:Plumage

Plum"age, n. Etym: [f., from plume a feather.] (zoöl.)

Defn: the entire clothing of a bird.

Note: it consist of the contour feathers, or the ordinary feathers Covering the head, neck, and body; the tail feathers, with their Upper and lower coverts; the wing feathers, including primaries, Secondaries, and tertiaries, with their coverts; and the down which Lies beneath the contour feathers. See illust. under bird.