Topography

Topography is an iPad app that can be used as a learning tool or as a reference for the basic feather groups/feather arrangement of birds. As a learning tool, the app shows multiple illustrations of a bird with lines pointing to the different feather groups or feather arrangement. The user can touch the Answer text at the end of each line pointing to the specific feather group or feather arrangement to show the name. To be used as a reference, there is a Show All Answers button which will display the names of all the different items which are named in the illustration. There is also a page with the definitions of each of the basic feather groups/feather arrangement items from the illustrations in the application. There are additional passerine and gull illustrations for a total of six screens to test your knowledge. Bird illustrations done by Kristina Knowski

The first screen shows a passerine with lines pointing to different feather groups identified on the bird. The user can touch any of the answer text labels to display the feather group that the specific line points to on the bird.

In the above screen shot the user has touched the answer text label that has a line pointing to the tail of the passerine.

The second screen shows a passerine in flight with lines pointing to different feather groups identified on the bird.

In the screenshot the user has touched the show all answers button to display all the feather groups identified on the bird.