Large flight feathers are found on the wings and tail, contour feathers cover the bird's surface and fine down occurs on young birds and under the contour feathers of water birds.
lˈɑːɹdʒ flˈaɪt fˈɛðɚz ɑːɹ fˈaʊnd ɔnðə wˈɪŋz ænd tˈeɪl, kˈɑːntʊɹ fˈɛðɚz kˈʌvɚ ðə bˈɜːdz sˈɜːfɪs ænd fˈaɪn dˌaʊn əkˈɜːz ˌɔn jˈʌŋ bˈɜːdz ænd ˌʌndɚ ðə kˈɑːntʊɹ fˈɛðɚz ʌv wˈɔːɾɚ bˈɜːdz.