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What features of flowers facilitate pollination by birds?

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Ornithophilous flowers have some structural peculiarities. They are generally tubular, cup-shaped or urn-shaped and produce large quantity of nectar. They have bright colours, mainly red, yellow, orange and blue, which attract birds from long distances.

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