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4 Black-capped Chickadees with various forms of deformed beaks

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Figure 6. Black-capped Chickadees with various forms of beak deformities: a) gap between maxilla and mandible; b) overgrown part of beak becomes brittle breaks off and leaves a blunt tip; c) extremely thickened beaks; and d) laterally curved beaks.

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