| As in all arthropods, the eye surface had to be molted along with the rest of the hard exoskeleton. |
| So valuable have these been considered that it has been a practice to pluck the live geese each year before they molted. |
| That suggests that our captive SY birds molted their juvenal flight feathers on a schedule similar to that of Tufted Puffins in the wild. |
| Length of the white spots, present on the tips of feathers when freshly molted, were not included in total length as in all birds these spots had worn off. |
| That suggests that our captive birds molted their juvenal flight feathers on a schedule similar to that of Tufted Puffins in the wild. |
| This coat remains until the following summer or fall, when it is molted and replaced by a new one. |
