Usage examples "plumage" :
Their grey plumage being so much like the cardoon bushes in colour had prevented me from seeing them before I was right among them . - "Far Away and Long Ago", W. H. Hudson. The Duckling had never seen anything so beautiful before ; their plumage was of a dazzling white , and they had long , slender necks. - "Favorite Fairy Tales", Logan Marshall. This bird is noted for the extreme beauty of the male's plumage. - "The Truth About Woman", C. Gasquoine Hartley.