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Definition of supercilium

Supercilium
Supercilium Su`per*cil"i*um, n. [L.] (Zo["o]l.) The eyebrow, or the region of the eyebrows.

Meaning of supercilium from wikipedia

- The supercilium is a plumage feature found on the heads of some bird species. It is a stripe which runs from the base of the bird's beak above its eye...
- Eyebrow An eyebrow and eye Details Identifiers Latin supercilium MeSH D005138 TA98 A15.2.07.023 A16.0.00.017 TA2 181 FMA 54237 Anatomical terminology...
- flava Linnaeus, 1758 – blue-headed wagtail Blue-grey head with white supercilium and malar stripe in males, much washed with buffish green in females...
- and ch**** with no supercilium and coppery brown wings. In non-breeding season, this po****tion has a short and narrow white supercilium and the tail is...
- genus Anas. However, as opposed to most mallard relatives, they lack a supercilium. The speculum feathers are green as in some of its relatives, but unlike...
- there is a white spot on the face near the base of the bill. The bold supercilium is white behind the eye and red in front of it. Females are paler than...
- Typical adult from the American subspecies (A. a. atrica****s) showing its strong supercilium, red eyes, black head, and blue-gray back...
- while non-breeding birds are pale above with rufous wings and a weak supercilium. It is found in scrub, forest clearings and other open but well vegetated...
- underparts. It has two white wingbars, a black eye stripe and a white supercilium. The head crest, orange in the male and yellow in the female, is displa****...
- and a white supercilium, and the aureoca****s group (known as the golden-crowned warbler) of the southeast, which has a white supercilium and orange-rufous...