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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The legs [of owls] are fully feathered and the toes are feathered right down to the talons. Sometimes the toe feathering is sparse (in the case of the common barn owl), but more often it is thick. The toes of the snowy owl are so luxuriantly feathered the bird seems to be wearing slippers.  2, record 1, English, - toe%20feathering

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Deux particularités caractérisent les lagopèdes : les pieds emplumés jusqu'à la base des griffes et leur plumage d’hiver blanc. [...] Les lagopèdes sont de véritables oiseaux du froid. Le plumage des doigts est formé de petites plumes longues qui ressemblent à des poils à l'œil nu [...] L'hiver, le plumage des doigts est très dense alors que celui d’été est plus clairsemé.  1, record 1, French, - plumage%20des%20doigts

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Definitive plumage, which does not change with age, but which varies according to the seasons and the point in the moult cycle. It may consist either of basic plumage, which is also called eclipse plumage in some species, and nuptial, or alternate, plumage.  1, record 2, English, - adult%20plumage

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Plumage définitif d’un oiseau, qui varie selon les saisons et suivant le cycle de mue, lequel comprend généralement deux phases de plumage : le plumage de base aussi appelé plumage d’éclipse pour certaines espèces et le plumage nuptial.  1, record 2, French, - plumage%20adulte

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish