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Figure 17: Structure of Nightjar wings
Nightjar primary feathers are toothed like a comb; when wind passes by the wing, it allow the
air to passes through the different parts of the wind from bigger feathers to smaller that breaks
the wind turbulence to tiny turbulence, and this decreases the noise caused by the air passing
through the flipping wings to form a silent flight.
Figure 18: Comparison between Nightjar wings (left) and the toothed structure of the Nightjar wing
(AskNature 2012)
Figure 19: Scanning electron microscope photo of the feather structure (Taranto 2015)
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