Crest (feathers) Crest (feathers) The crest is a prominent feature exhibited by several bird and other dinosaur species on their heads. The crest is made up of semiplume feathers: a long rachis with barbs on either side. These are plumulaceous feathers, meaning that they are soft and bendable. In birds, these semiplumes are common along the head, neck, and upper back, and may be used for buoyancy and sensing vibrations. Crests on birds are generally used for display purposes. Cockatoos and their smaller cousins, cockatiels, are part of the parrot family Cacatuidae found in Australia, the Bismarck Archipelago and the Philippines, and
A Bird in a Gilded Cage instead of love. Its lyrics are as follows: Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album "On the Sentimental Side" (1962). Sylvester Stallone sings the song in his guest spot of "The Muppet Show". Malcolm McLaren produced, together with Bootsy Collins, a cover version of "Bird in a gilded cage" in hiphop style as a bonus track for a release from his album Waltz Darling, The House of the Blue Danube. (1989). Kristin Chenoweth sings the song as Lavinia Peck-Foster in season 2 episode 2 of "Trial & Error". A Bird in a Gilded Cage "A Bird