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Remiges

A bird's flight feathers which are attached to the rear portion of the wing bones. Remiges are given different names depending on their position on the wing:

primaries which are connected to the hand bones. Usually eleven in number although there are exceptions such as the ostrich which has 16 primaries
secondaries which connect to the ulna and vary in number from only six in hummingbirds up to thirty-two in some species of albatross
tertiaries - connected to the humerus, these rarely exist in the strict sense.