page_title: Plume (feather)
hierarchical_section_title: Plume (feather)
caption_attribution_description: English: Back three-quarter view of the helmet of a cavalryman of the regiment of the French Garde Républicaine during the Bastille Day military parade. Paris, France, July 14 2012. Français&#160;: Vue de trois-quart dos, détail, d'un cavalier du Régiment de Cavalerie de la Garde Républicaine. Paris, 14 juillet 2012.
context_page_description: A plume is a special type of bird feather, possessed by egrets, ostriches, birds of paradise, quetzals, pheasants and peacocks. They often have a decorative or ornamental purpose, commonly used among marching bands and the military, worn on the hat or helmet of the wearer. When used on military headdresses, the clipped feather plume is referred to as the hackle.
  Brightly colored plumes are used by American coot chicks to entice their parents to feed them more food. It is a form of chick ornament.
context_section_description: A plume is a special type of bird feather, possessed by egrets, ostriches, birds of paradise, quetzals, pheasants and peacocks. They often have a decorative or ornamental purpose, commonly used among marching bands and the military, worn on the hat or helmet of the wearer. When used on military headdresses, the clipped feather plume is referred to as the hackle.
  Brightly colored plumes are used by American coot chicks to entice their parents to feed them more food. It is a form of chick ornament.
caption: A plumed helmet
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