Birds Study Guide

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the ostrich 24 the cardinal 24 To Kill a Mockingbird 20 the hummingbird 19 the eagle 16 the albatross 16 a woodpecker 15 the owl 15 a grouse 14 the robin 14 the crow 13 a duck 12 the kiwi 12 the whooping crane 11 The Roadrunner 11 the penguin 11 a parrot 10 the pelican 10 the dove 10 a hawk 9 a quail 9 a turkey 9 the pheasant 9 a pigeon 9 the loon 9 the peacock 9 a goose 9 owls 8 a flamingo 8 the rhea 8 the dodo 8

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93 answers | 435 clues

Must-Know (15)

the cardinal 24x 8.3% stumper $575 avg J:14 DJ:10

J $200 2006 This red-feathered friend is the state bird of a record 7 states

J $600 2007 West Virginia:This crested bird

J $1,000 2024 Type of number like 1 or 7

To Kill a Mockingbird 20x 21.1% stumper $779 avg J:9 DJ:10 FJ:1

J $200 2012 This book says, "I thought Jem and I would get grown but there wasn't much else left for us to learn, except possibly algebra"

DJ $600 1991 This state bird of Arkansas can mimic other birds as well as barking dogs & farm animals

DJ $1,600 2008 Whitman:"Out of the cradle endlessly rocking/ Out of the ___'s throat, the musical shuttle"

the hummingbird 19x $411 avg J:9 DJ:10

J $100 1987 To hover in flight, these birds move their wings in a figure-eight movement, not up & down

J $600 2021 This bird with up to 70 wingbeats per second camouflages its nest with lichens

DJ $1,200 2010 The "giant" type of this bird is an imposing 8 inches long & weighs a colossal 2/3 of an ounce

a woodpecker 15x 13.3% stumper $687 avg J:8 DJ:7

J $100 1992 This "red-headed" bird of the East & Midwest U.S. damages telephone poles in areas that lack trees

DJ $800 2009 Red-headed, ivory-billed, yellow-bellied sapsucker

DJ $1,000 1991 It's feared that the ivory-billed species of this bird is now extinct in the United States

a grouse 14x 28.6% stumper $864 avg J:6 DJ:8

J $400 2002 If "ruffed" up, you might complain or grumble as this bird's name suggests

J $600 2025 A mainly ground-dwelling bird, or to complain, perhaps if served a tough one for dinner

DJ $1,000 2000 Not to complain, but the ruffed is the best-known & widest-ranging North American species of this bird

the robin 14x 7.1% stumper $457 avg J:5 DJ:9

J $100 1997 This red-breasted state bird of Connecticut lays 3 to 6 blue eggs 2 or 3 times a year

DJ $800 2021 A good beginner's sighting is this largest North American thrush, with its red breast & "cheerio, cheery-up" song

DJ $1,500 DD 1989 Iftheseeggs hatch, this state bird of Connecticut, Michigan & Wisconsin will emerge:

a duck 12x 8.3% stumper $650 avg J:6 DJ:6

DJ $200 1990 Groucho Marx depended on this bird to bring him the secret word on "You Bet Your Life"

J $600 2015 Found across North America, the blue-winged teal is a small dabbling one of these birds

DJ $1,600 2022 A bufflehead, teal or merganser, for example

The Roadrunner 11x $391 avg J:6 DJ:5

J $100 1996 This fast-moving bird got his own TV series in 1966--Beep! Beep!

J $500 1990 Though its scientific name is Geococcyx californianus, it's the state bird of New Mexico

DJ $400 2014 New Mexico's state bird is this desert dweller

the pelican 10x $510 avg J:5 DJ:5

J $200 1985 It's "bill will hold more than its belican"

DJ $600 1991 Dixon Merritt was amazed that this bird can take in his beak "food enough for a week"

DJ $1,200 2008 He'll send you a large bill:CAP LINE

the dove 10x $450 avg J:6 DJ:4

J $200 2025 In "Edge Of Seventeen", Stevie Nicks says she sings "just like the white-winged" this bird

DJ $600 1990 Pronounced one way, it's a bird; pronounced another way it means "jumped in head first"

DJ $1,200 2022 You can tell the "mourning" species of this by its characteristic call & long, pointed tail

a turkey 9x $567 avg J:8 DJ:1

J $200 2004 A holiday standard:KEY RUT

J $500 1991 It's what a bowler is said to get when he makes three strikes in a row

DJ $2,000 2003 Early 20th century dancers performed this bird's "trot"

the pheasant 9x 44.4% stumper $633 avg J:6 DJ:3

DJ $200 1990 The ring-necked species of this bird was introduced into Oregon from China in the 1880s

J $800 2016 South Dakota's state bird, the ring-necked species of this is native to Asia & was introduced to the state in 1898

DJ $2,000 2008 It's probably long-tailed:HEAT SNAP

the loon 9x $533 avg J:4 DJ:5

J $200 2009 So this crazy bird wandered into a saloon...

J $800 2012 It's not crazy, it's not nuts, but the common one, about 30 inches long, is the state bird of Minnesota

DJ $1,000 1984 This "crazy" North American diving bird has been found at depths of 160 feet

a flamingo 8x $425 avg J:5 DJ:3

J $100 1989 The plastic variety of this big pink bird is often found on front lawns in the suburbs

J $500 2000 Like the baleen whale, this pink bird popular on front lawns & Miami cop shows strains the water for its food

J $1,000 2004 A front yard favorite:I'M NO FLAG

the dodo 8x 12.5% stumper $975 avg J:3 DJ:5

J $200 2004 Pigs were among the creatures that killed off this bird on Mauritius in the 1600s

DJ $800 2010 This flightless forest dweller seenherewent the way of itself around 1680

DJ $1,000 DD 1987 Not surprisingly, its Latin name was "Didus ineptus"

Should-Know (26)

feathers 7x 28.6% stumper $371 avg J:3 DJ:4

J $100 1989 Birds are plumose, meaning they have these

J $500 1988 Of beaks, flight, or feathers, the only feature exclusive to birds

J $200 2001 Bees & other animals also have wings, but birds are the only animals with these often colorful features

a canary 6x 16.7% stumper $567 avg J:6

J $300 2000 The St. Andreasburg variety of this yellow songbird is bred in the Harz Mountains

J $600 2016 Something that serves as a warning to others is this bird "in a coal mine"

J $1,000 2015 It can be slang for a woman singer, a sweet white wine or a stool pigeon

swans 6x 16.7% stumper $817 avg J:3 DJ:3

J $400 1997 The coscoroba, which weighs only about 8 pounds, is the smallest of these graceful birds

J $500 1995 The whistling species of this graceful bird breeds in the American Arctic

DJ $1,200 2019 Black & mute

hummingbirds 6x 16.7% stumper $667 avg J:4 DJ:2

J $300 1991 The most common species of these birds in the eastern U.S. is the ruby-throated

DJ $1,200 2012 Bee, Anna's, Blue-throated

J $100 1997 Not only do these birds hover, they're the only ones capable of flying backwards

ducks 6x 33.3% stumper $850 avg J:3 DJ:3

J $200 1994 These birds are grouped by eating habits; pintails are dabblers & canvasbacks are divers

DJ $800 2005 The greater & lesser scaups, unlike the gadwall, are types of these birds that are divers, not dabblers

DJ $1,200 2008 Pochards, perching, stiff-tailed & dabbling are types of these birds

blackbird 6x 16.7% stumper $567 avg J:1 DJ:5

J $200 2007 A Beatles tune talks about this bird seenheresingin' in the dead of night

DJ $800 1992 2 common types of this bird with a color in its name are the red-winged & yellow-headed

DJ $1,200 2008 Wallace Stevens (I of XIII):"Among twenty snowy mountains/ The only moving thing/ Was the eye of a ___"

the ibis 6x $1,067 avg J:1 DJ:5

DJ $600 1996 The "sacred" species of this long-billed wading bird was sacred to the ancient Egyptians

DJ $1,000 1990 The white & glossy varieties of this bird live in the Americas, the sacred in Egypt

J $800 2009 It's hiding in the hibiscus

California condor 6x $667 avg J:6

J $400 1992 The Andean species of this bird has a greater wingspan than the California

J $500 1987 With the capture of AC-9 on April 19, 1987, none of the North American species of these are left in the wild

J $1,000 2017 The North American species of this huge bird has a great scientific name: Gymnogyps californiaus

a swift 6x 16.7% stumper $850 avg J:3 DJ:3

J $500 1988 In 1713 this Irish author & pamphleteer was appointed dean of Dublin's St. Patrick's Cathedral

DJ $1,000 1987 Bird that's been clocked flying at over 100 mph, its very name means fast

J $600 2002 While dead of St. Patrick's cathedral in Dublin, he wrote "Gulliver's Travels"

a heron 6x $1,100 avg J:2 DJ:4

DJ $400 2009 The Rodrigues night type of this bird was extinct by 1761; the great blue one still lives

J $800 2015 As well as the great blue, there is a little blue type of this long-legged wading bird

DJ $2,000 2007 I wonder if I'd see this long-legged bird along the Rhone River

emus 5x $520 avg J:2 DJ:3

DJ $400 1996 At one time Australia offered a bounty for these large birds because they were destroying crops

DJ $600 1990 In the '30s bounties were put on these large Australian birds because they destroyed crops

J $400 1995 When they're young, these tall flightless birds from Down Under have stripes

booby 5x 20.0% stumper $480 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $100 1986 From Spanish "bobo", meaning dunce, a clumsy bird or the prize it might win

J $500 1993 The name of this diving bird comes from the Spanish bobo, meaning "dolt"

J $200 1991 A foolish person, or the type of prize that's given to the worst player in a game

vultures 4x $1,050 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $800 2016 A 2014 study says the guts of these scavengers are adapted to not get sick from their putrid diet

J $1,000 2016 Andean condor, turkey, Egyptian

DJ $800 2004 The smell given to natural gas is similar to rotting meat, so linemen look for these circling as a sign of gas line leaks

reptile 4x 25.0% stumper $650 avg J:4

J $200 2004 The Gila monster

J $600 2003 The caiman

J $1,000 2003 The basilisk

Hawaii 4x $500 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 2002 The akepa & akiapola'au are found in forest areas, only in this state

J $500 1988 It's the only U.S. state where the hummingbird is not a native

DJ $1,000 1991 The oo of this U.S. state may be extinct though it's believed one was sighted in 1981

canaries 4x $375 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 1998 These little yellow birds were once carried into coal mines because of their sensitivity to poisonous gas

DJ $800 1990 Sensitive to poison gases, these small birds were used as gas detectors in coal mines

J $200 1992 The finest examples of this yellow bird are bred in the Harz Mountain area of Germany

the spoonbill 4x 50.0% stumper $1,300 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $600 2020 Seen here is the roseate species of this bird, named for the shape of itsbeak

DJ $2,000 2004 Named for a prominent feature, it's the bird seen here

J $1,000 DD 2010 (Kelly of the Clue Crew gives the clue.) When fishing a heron spears at the water to grab its prey while this bird sweeps for food using its uniquely shaped beak

New Zealand 4x $800 avg J:1 DJ:3

DJ $400 2016 This country's flightless Auckland Island & Campbell Island teals are among the rarest ducks in the world

DJ $800 1998 Named by the natives, moas were ostrichlike birds that once inhabited this country

DJ $1,000 DD 1990 Country which is the native habitat of the flightless bird seen here:

Cranes 4x 25.0% stumper $400 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $100 1995 Species of this large bird with a long neck include demoiselle, sandhill & whooping

J $500 2000 Sandhill & crowned are types of these graceful, long-necked birds that perform a dance before mating

J $200 1988 Authors Hart or Stephen

cockatoo 4x $1,050 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $500 2001 Aaaack! It's the variety of Australian parrot seen here

DJ $1,200 2002 (Sofia of the Clue Crew presents with a parrot.) This parrot can be trained to perform stunts & acrobatics

J $500 1999 Australian slang for a lookout who warns criminals about police, or the kind of bird Baretta had

a vulture 4x 25.0% stumper $750 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $600 2007 The name of this bird seenherecan also mean an unscrupulous person who preys greedily

J $1,000 2023 In sports this bird refers to someone who comes in & steals a win or score from a teammate

DJ $600 1986 Name of this ugly, naked-headed bird can refer to someone disgustingly predatory

a lark 4x 25.0% stumper $900 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $400 2024 A jolly escapade, or a prank

J $800 2005 Something done on a whim may be done on this songbird of the family alaudidae

DJ $2,000 DD 2009 A carefree adventure or escapade

a cassowary 4x 50.0% stumper $1,250 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $1,000 2006 This large flightless bird of New Guinea is identifiable by a huge bony helmet, or casque, on its head

J $1,000 2024 Called the world's most dangerous bird, this emu relative has dagger-like toes & can run 30 miles per hour or more

J $1,000 2020 It's the flightless Aussie bird seen here

The Sandpiper 4x $300 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 1993 This bird is so named because it runs along the beach making little piping noises

J $300 1985 '65 Elizabeth Taylor/Richard Burton film; it's theme was "The Shadow Of Your Smile"

J $300 2001 Seen at the seashore:DARN PIPES

a raven 4x $550 avg J:2 DJ:2

DJ $400 2024 Bigger than crows, this relative from genus Corvus is the largest of the songbirds

DJ $1,200 2008 If you're a C. corax, this bird, you may be given to gloomy pronouncements like the one in Poe

J $200 1996 The Munsters had a pet one of these who was fond of saying, "Nevermore"

a nightingale 4x $625 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $400 1987 "As we kiss'd & said good-night'", this "sang in Berk'ley Square"

J $500 1987 Its name is derived from Old English words meaning "to sing at night"

DJ $800 1987 While Shelley wrote "To a Skylark" Keats wrote an "Ode to" this bird

Worth Knowing (52)

Woodstock 3 chicken 3 wren 3 wings 3 the peregrine falcon 3 Rhode Island 3 red 3 Martins 3 kookaburra 3 cuckoo 3 a gull 3 the yellow-bellied sapsucker 3 white 2 Two in the bush 2 the road runner 2 the ptarmigan 2 the passenger pigeon 2 the buzzard 2 The Andy Griffith Show 2 the Andes 2 storks 2 sparrow 2 rook 2 Rhea Perlman 2 ravens 2 peacocks 2 partridges 2 osprey 2 North America & South America 2 North America 2 mute swan 2 Jay 2 doves 2 dodos 2 dinosaurs 2 binoculars 2 Audubon 2 Arizona 2 Antarctica 2 Alaska 2 a snake 2 a hen 2 a condor 2 a chickadee 2 a budgerigar 2 a bird 2 "Rockin' Robin" 2 "Fly Like An Eagle" 2 the trumpeter swan 2 the meadowlark 2 the legs 2 in other birds' nests 2

Chemistry / Elements

50 answers | 306 clues

Must-Know (15)

the ostrich 24x 12.5% stumper $546 avg J:13 DJ:11

J $100 1991 It's a bird of extremes: tallest, fewest toes & biggest eggs

J $600 2008 Thomas Macaulay rudely said John Dryden's imagination resembled the wings of this large African bird

DJ $1,200 2010 Its egg is not only the largest bird's egg, but also the smallest in relation to the size of the bird

the eagle 16x 18.8% stumper $606 avg J:6 DJ:10

J $100 1987 On the Philippine coat of arms, this bird represents the United States

J $500 1996 God asked Job, "Doth" this bird "mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?"

DJ $1,000 1991 In a Tennyson poem, he "clasped the crag with crooked hands"

the albatross 16x 13.3% stumper $1,053 avg J:6 DJ:9 FJ:1

J $300 1997 The young of this "wandering" seabird have brown plumage which becomes white as they grow

J $700 DD 1994 The wandering species of this wide-winged seabird spends 9 months in the nest after hatching

J $1,000 2011 The gooney bird is another name for this bird made famous in a 1798 poem

the owl 15x 13.3% stumper $760 avg J:8 DJ:7

J $200 1995 World Book calls it the "night watchman of our gardens"

DJ $600 DD 2005 The Athene genus of this bird contains 4 species

J $1,000 2007 The tawny species of this bird can see prey by the light of one candle 500 yards away

the crow 13x 15.4% stumper $446 avg J:11 DJ:2

J $100 1993 Distances are measured "as" this bird "flies"

J $600 2005 It's a glossy black bird, or to toot your own horn

J $1,000 DD 2021 Scientists think the corvids, including the American & carrion this, are the smartest of all birds

the kiwi 12x 33.3% stumper $1,033 avg J:7 DJ:5

J $200 2007 On New Zealand's Stewart Island you'll find tuis, pipits, kakas & shags, but it's "the home of" this national bird

J $600 2024 Any New Zealander

DJ $1,000 1996 The tiny vestigial wings of this New Zealand bird are hidden in its feathers

the whooping crane 11x 30.0% stumper $670 avg J:6 DJ:4 FJ:1

J $200 1993 The whooping species of this bird is one of North America's rarest

J $600 2012 Stretch your neck out to get a better view

DJ $1,600 2009 Blue, wattled, sandhill

the penguin 11x 9.1% stumper $545 avg J:7 DJ:4

J $100 1995 Through evolution this Antarctic bird lost its long feathers & its wings became small & stiff

J $500 1994 The male of the Adelie species of this bird may lose 40% of his weight during mating & incubation

DJ $1,600 2007 Over 5 feet tall, Pachydyptes ponderosus was a prehistoric one of these cold-weather birds

a parrot 10x 20.0% stumper $800 avg J:3 DJ:7

J $100 1988 Amazons, lovebirds & lorikeets all belong to this family

J $600 2002 Mindlessly repeat the words of others

DJ $1,200 2009 Amazon, African gray, lory

a hawk 9x 22.2% stumper $889 avg J:6 DJ:3

J $300 2000 One who peddles goods by yelling out to potential customers is said to do this

J $600 2023 As a verb it means to peddle things for sale, especially by calling out

J $1,000 2003 To sell your wares on the street, like a diurnal bird of prey

a pigeon 9x 11.1% stumper $544 avg J:4 DJ:5

J $300 1999 The racing homer breed of this domestic bird was developed in Belgium, the traditional home of the sport

DJ $600 1988 This urban bird produces a substance called crop milk to feed its young

DJ $1,200 2006 During a rough incident in Milan, Katie Couric said, "some days you're" this bird, "some days you're the statue"

the peacock 9x 22.2% stumper $256 avg J:8 DJ:1

J $100 1994 Ornithologists say that during courtship the male of this bird transfixes the female with dozens of "eyes"

J $500 1987 The oldest known ornamental bird, wild species kill & devour small snakes

J $100 1994 Technically, this word refers only to the male peafowl

a goose 9x 22.2% stumper $811 avg J:5 DJ:4

J $200 2002 It's what a gosling grows up to be

J $800 2006 Hawaii's state bird, the nene, is a close relative of this "Canadian" bird

DJ $1,000 1990 Before the metal-tipped pen, the standard writing instrument was a feather from this bird

owls 8x 12.5% stumper $350 avg J:5 DJ:3

J $200 2016 Western screech, snowy, elf

DJ $800 2012 Barn, Snowy, Great horned

DJ $200 1996 Unlike most, the barn type of this bird has a heart-shaped face rather than a circular one

the rhea 8x 37.5% stumper $712 avg J:2 DJ:6

DJ $400 2007 I'd pay to see a hare race this tall South American bird

J $500 DD 1993 This big bird is nicknamed the "South American ostrich"

DJ $1,000 1996 In central Argentina, gauchos with bolas hunt this large bird for sport

Should-Know (16)

penguins 7x 14.3% stumper $714 avg J:2 DJ:5

DJ $200 1996 Only 2 species of this bird live in the Antarctic through the year: the adelie & the emperor

DJ $600 1989 These comical flightless birds live in colonies called "rookeries"

J $1,000 2017 Until 2010 this Metropolitan Division team played its NHL home games in an arena known as the Igloo

the emu 7x 14.3% stumper $829 avg J:4 DJ:3

J $200 1997 This tallest Australian bird stands 5 to 6 feet high

J $600 2009 It has a long femur

DJ $1,600 2016 This largest Australian bird adds pebbles to its diet to help digest the plant material that it eats

a swallow 7x 14.3% stumper $686 avg J:5 DJ:2

J $300 1996 In Psalm 84 this bird finds "a nest for herself", perhaps in Capistrano

J $800 2019 Psalms 84 says this bird built "a nest for herself" near the temple altar, not Capistrano

DJ $1,600 2008 I may gulp when I say its name:LOW LAWS

the Baltimore oriole 6x 16.7% stumper $617 avg J:3 DJ:3

J $300 1998 City name of the state bird seen here

DJ $800 2014 This state bird of Maryland is black & orange

J $1,000 2006 A state bird since 1947, its black & orange colors resemble those on the Calvert coat of arms

homing pigeons 6x $550 avg J:2 DJ:4

J $300 1987 To feed their newborn, a type of "milk" is produced by both parents of these common city birds

DJ $800 2018 Only penguins, flamingoes & these familiar city birds produce milk chemically similar to that of mammals

J $400 2005 Equipped with cameras, these birds were used to conduct aerial surveillance during World War I

a stork 6x 16.7% stumper $417 avg J:4 DJ:2

J $400 2002 (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Belize Zoo) Whoa, baby! The Jabiru variety of this bird stands up to 5 feet tall with a wingspan of 8 feet or more & it flies

DJ $800 2006 Congratulations! It's a healthy bouncing baby clue delivered by this birdseen here

J $100 1987 In Holland, if you find one of these living on your roof, expect good luck &, maybe, a bigger family

a swan 5x $580 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $300 1992 Cygnus olor, the all-white mute species of this bird, swims with its neck curved, unlike other species

J $800 2025 Hozier's single this bird "upon Leda" references sexual violence in mythology but is about oppression of women today

J $1,000 2025 A bird with a mute type, or to wander "about" or "around" a place

a falcon 5x $520 avg J:5

J $400 1995 The peregrine species of this bird was more severely affected by pesticide pollution than many others

J $600 2015 (Alex delivers the clue aboard a plane on Aviano Air Base in Italy.) For over 30 years, the United States Air Force has relied on this fighter plane, a single engine, Mach 2 F-16, known as the Fighting this; it's a fierce type of hawk

J $400 1993 The peregrine type of this bird can swoop down on its prey at a record 170 mph

preening 4x 25.0% stumper $450 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $300 1990 Term for the process of a bird cleaning its feathers by running its beak through them

DJ $600 1999 From the Latin for "anoint before", it's the process by which a bird cleans its feathers with its beak

J $300 1988 This process of cleaning & smoothing feathers w/their bills is to birds what primping is to people

Parrots 4x 75.0% stumper $500 avg DJ:4

DJ $400 2004 One of the practices the "Kama Sutra" says men should master is training these birds to speak

DJ $600 1996 The hyacinth macaw is the largest of these birds of the family psittacidae

DJ $400 1996 Often kept as pets, the variously colored lovebirds are a type of this bird

flamingos 4x 25.0% stumper $325 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $100 1991 In Florida these birds were killed off in the wild for their beautiful pink feathers

DJ $800 1988 One scene in "Out of Africa" featured Lake Nakuru & the 2 million of these birds that inhabit it

J $200 2005 Cayo Coco, a resort island off the northern coast of Cuba, is known for its flocks of these pink birds

snipe 4x $950 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $400 1991 To make a malicious statement about someone or to shoot from a concealed location

J $600 2002 Hunted at night by summer campers, but never found, it's actually a real bird related to the sandpiper

DJ $2,000 2007 To shoot from a hidden position

the partridge 4x 25.0% stumper $875 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $100 1996 1 Samuel 26:20 mentions this bird in the mountains, not in a pear tree

DJ $1,200 2009 Seen here is one of these birds that, for a time, had a TV "Family"

DJ $2,000 2008 The gray type of this bird was introduced to North America in 1889; come on, get happy!

the gizzard 4x 25.0% stumper $400 avg J:1 DJ:3

DJ $400 1990 This muscular portion of a bird's stomach uses grit to grind food

J $400 1988 Since birds can't chew, they use this part of the stomach to grind their food

DJ $400 2025 Ostriches are gastroliths, eating stones to digest food; rocks go to this lower part of the stomach designed for grinding

hen's teeth 4x $275 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $300 1998 Something very rare is "as scarce as" these poultry features (that don't exist)

J $400 1995 Something rare is "as scarce as" these nonexistent bird parts

DJ $200 1991 Archaeopteryx. which lived millions of years ago, had well-developed ones in its mouth

a magpie 4x 25.0% stumper $1,375 avg DJ:4

DJ $800 1998 Known for flying off with trinkets, this crow relative is more Hyde than Jeckle

DJ $1,200 2010 Really more of a scavenger, this beautiful bird was turned into a thief by Rossini

DJ $1,500 DD 2018 In Rossini's opera "La Gazza Ladra", a maid is accused of stealing silver, but the real thief turns out to be this title bird

Worth Knowing (19)

the bald eagle 3 geese 3 a toucan 3 hawks 3 Bluebird 3 the Baltimore Orioles 3 the arctic tern 3 turkeys 2 the Maori 2 the Emperor 2 pelicans 2 ostriches 2 migration 2 Foghorn Leghorn 2 DDT 2 Asia 2 an oriole 2 a bird's-eye view 2 the Mud Hens 2

Astronomy / Space

10 answers | 37 clues

Must-Know (1)

a quail 9x 33.3% stumper $1,122 avg J:5 DJ:4

J $500 1996 They nest on the ground, prefer walking to flying & fit in a "Foods That Begin with 'Q'" category

J $1,000 2019 Exodus chapter 16 recounts how flocks of these birds appeared one evening at sunset & fed the hungry Israelites

J $600 2003 To cower or shrink back in fear, like a small brown bird that gathers in coveys

Should-Know (3)

the myna bird 6x $550 avg J:6

J $200 1988 This "talking" bird is a species of starling

J $600 2004 The auk

J $1,000 2004 The pintail

a skylark 5x 80.0% stumper $1,020 avg J:2 DJ:3

DJ $800 1986 Bird to which Shelley wrote, “Hail to thee, blithe spirit”

DJ $2,000 2024 Shelley wrote of this songbird, "I have never heard praise of love or wine that panted forth a flood or rapture so divine"

DJ $800 1985 In her 1984 album "Lush Life", Linda Ronstadt does a new rendition of this Hoagy Carmichael bird

a rail 4x 50.0% stumper $1,250 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $800 2004 The third rail in a subway system is the one with the juice & should be avoided like a touchy subject

DJ $1,600 2010 I was run out of town on this marsh bird whose short-billed species are sometimes called crakes

DJ $1,600 2007 If you're in the lair of this slim bird, don't tell him he's as skinny as...

Worth Knowing (6)

Africa 3 Woody Woodpecker 2 starlings 2 nectar 2 mynah birds 2 a finch 2

Other

5 answers | 10 clues

Worth Knowing (5)

South America 2 Peter 2 Lonesome Dove 2 feline 2 "The Raven" 2

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