| − | Feathers with hooked and smooth barbules, allowing the barbules to interlock.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref>
| + | '''Contour [[feather]]s''' are feathers with hooked and smooth barbules, allowing the barbules to interlock.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref> |