noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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white
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The distinctive black and white summer plumage of the male pied flycatcher.
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Their white plumage often has a tinge of pink.
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Equally striking and unmistakable with its all black and white plumage , but always associated with water.
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Striking black and white breeding plumage .
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But barn owls, famed in folklore for their eerie screech and ghostly white plumage , are declining in Britain.
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He fixed his stare on a shelduck whose white and brown plumage he could easily see.
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Unmistakable with its black and white plumage , black on the bare head and neck and plumed wings.
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With white plumage gleaming, terns hover, tails fanned, slim red beaks pointing down towards the water.
■ NOUN
breeding
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Upperparts spangled with grey or yellowish or black; no white on nape; underparts in breeding plumage largely black.
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Striking black and white breeding plumage .
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In breeding plumage white of body suffused pink.
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We were looking for a bird in brown and white breeding plumage .
summer
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The distinctive black and white summer plumage of the male pied flycatcher.
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These early parties are nearly always found at Thorney Island and include a high proportion of adults in summer plumage .
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Jack, in summer plumage , glowed with colour.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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the duck's colorful plumage
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Curved bill separates from godwits, whose rufous plumage is also distinctive in summer.
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He stood around, stiff, resplendent and uncomfortable in the brilliant plumage of a field marshals uniform.
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In adult plumage a barn owl is beautiful and Dawn was no exception.
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Sometimes a particularly bold individual will risk a real attack, swooping in from behind the owl and striking at its plumage .
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The distinctive black and white summer plumage of the male pied flycatcher.
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Then an immature gannet came into view away out at sea, a huge bird, still in mottled dark brown plumage .
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Waders in winter plumage are not easy.
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With her bouffant hairdo, elaborate plumage , gushing charm and bright smile she is a caricature of a countess.