Stage in which an organism has developed many but not all adult characteristics and is not sexually mature. ... (09 Oct 1997) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
a young bird that is sexually mature and capable of breeding but that does not yet exhibit characteristic plumage or marking of an adult of the species. For bird banding, a bird known to have hatched in the year preceding the year of banding. Found on http://www.sialis.org/glossary.htm