The tail feathers and wings are gray. The tips of their tail feathers have white spots. The tail is broad with white tips on the three outer tail feathers. All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries. The scrolls were written in Hebrew dialects with bird feathers or quills. The sleeping posture is with the beak tucked under the scapular (shoulder) feathers. The young are born in sheltered dens lined with dried vegetation, feathers, and fur. Kings and chiefs sometimes went into battle wearing helmets adorned with eagle feathers. Puffins are hunted for eggs, feathers and meat. Juveniles are similar to adults except their upperpart feathers have pale fringes. These works were done in layers with "common" feathers, dyed feathers and precious feathers. The chicks hatch with a covering of downy feathers. She was dressed in a skirt made of greenish cormorant feathers. House sparrows sleep with the bill tucked underneath the scapular feathers. The women used to wear skirts made of feathers.