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1. This aquatic bird is also known as the snakebird, darter and water turkey. What is its proper name? puffin fulmar anhinga skua

2. This Australian bird is named for the stringed instrument its tail feathers resemble. What is the instrument? Answer: (One Word - Orpheus played one)

3. What North American songbird flies south to winter in central South America? yellowthroat song sparrow house finch bobolink

4. Name the nineteenth century ornithologist who is noted for his drawings and paintings of American birds. Peterson Scott Wolf Audubon

5. Penguins can be found in Australia. True or false? True False

6. Which of the following is not a bird? remora hoopoe lory rail

7. Which bird can run the fastest? Answer: (One Word)

8. There are several different types of swan. Which of these is not a type of swan? whistling mute trumpeter snow

9. If you are a bird watcher you should know the last name of the American couple who are well known in the birding world. They have written many books on birdwatching and had a TV program on PBS. What is their last name? Jones Rodgers Peters Stokes

10. If you have answered all, or even most of, the first nine questions correctly you should know this answer. It is spelled by the first letters of the answers and is a bird of the southern oceans. Answer: (One Word)