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Examples of supercilium
supercilium
Female Cassin's have a whitish supercilium, the feathers around the eye.
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It has two white wingbars, a black eye stripe and a white supercilium.
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This slim wagtail has a narrow white supercilium and a broken eye ring.
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She has a white supercilium and a small white patch on the wing.
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There is a faint mustache mark and a light supercilium, a mark above the eye resembling an eyebrow.
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In summer it has a distinctive breeding plumage, with a pinkish breast, grey head and pale supercilium.
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Juveniles have plainer heads, lacking the dull supercilium shown by the young of the European species.
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This kingfisher is about 17 cm long and is white with a black mask, a white supercilium and black breast bands.
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The Yellow-browed Warbler has a yellowish supercilium and pale crown stripe, so also shows a different head pattern.
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- Eyebrow: the arch of hair above each eye
- The term supercilium is a name for a plumage feature present on the heads of many bird species. It is a stripe which starts above the bird's loral area, continuing above the eye, and finishing somewhere towards the rear of the bird's head. ...
- (Supercilia) Plural of supercilium.
- Narrow band of feathers passing from near the anterior point of the eye; over the eye to near its posterior point. It is separated from the eye by the rimal leathering and the apterlure of the upper eyelid. Also called Superciliary.
