Figure 7

Details of a feather. (A-E) Details of the barn owl's feather p10. (A) Serrations at the outer vane's leading edge. (B) Fringes at the inner vane's trailing edge. (C) Velvet-like dorsal surface of the inner vane. (F-J) Details of the pigeon's feather p10. (F) Leading edge of the outer vane. (G) Trailing edge of the inner vane. (H) Dorsal surface of the inner vane; scale bar: 1 mm. (D, I) Qualitative illustration of the porosity (translucency) of black dyed inner vanes of feather gsc5 of the barn owl (D) and the pigeon (I). (E, J) Plumulaceous barbs of feather gsc5 of the barn owl (E) and the pigeon (J); scale bar: A-D and F-I: 1 mm, E and J: 5 mm.