"You need to use your tail feathers just a bit more" was all I said to her.

"The guy up there with the red tail feathers has his eye on you."

Make a chicken's tail feathers with your arms and hands.

Its has dark brown upper parts and black tail feathers.

Another letter writer, however, has a more positive view of tail feathers.

A single tail feather has been found on one of the specimens.

Do you want to risk your tail feathers on a maybe?

The two middle tail feathers are usually decidedly longer than the rest.

The tail feathers are very short and similar colour to the back.

He took tail feathers from several of the birds, and then summoned me to his side.