definitive plumage

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noun Ornithology.

the plumage of a bird that, once attained, does not change significantly in color or pattern for the rest of the bird's life.

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The two dead ones he brought me were one in red and the other in green plumage, and the live one was in green plumage.
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It was, however, still in the same green plumage when it was killed as it was when I brought it home, though it had moulted twice.
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I have, however, a Redshank in full breeding plumage, killed in Guernsey as late as the 23rd of April.
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There are two specimens in the Museum—a male in full plumage and a female or young male.
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