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Crossbills and Other Birds

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A quiz on some of the world's birds. You may have to Google some clues. Contains a few fillers.
Author: windrush - Diff: Harder

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      1. Black and white member of the crow family
      5. Waterfowl, genus Tadorna
      9. Australian mound-building bird
      10. Crakes and coots belong to this family
      11. Bird-strikes are a hazard for these
      12. Small rivers
      13. Dense black hardwood
      15. Leak or dribble
      16. "... to a Nightingale", Keats poem
      18. 6th note on Solfa scale
      21. Acronym, Eastern Europe
      22. Most bird species can do this
      23. Hovering bird of prey
      24. Clean and maintain feathers
      27. Tube-nosed seabird
      28. English spaniel, gun dog
      30. Young birds hatch from these
      31. Pejorative term for nightjar
      32. Avian term for a reporter
      33. Member of finch family

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      2. Blue heron, genus Agamia
      3. Large water-birds with throat pouches
      4. Synonym for nightjar
      5. Migratory wader, Tringa erythropus (7,8)
      6. Broad-ranging, diverse
      7. Snakebird, Anhinga
      8. North American bird, related to the titmouse
      13. Slender being, human in shape
      14. USA's national symbol (4,5)
      17. Even (poetic)
      19. Paralysis affecting both sides of the body, usually legs
      20. Small, Old World woodpeckers
      25. Light refracting optical elements
      26. Tufts of feathers on some birds' heads
      29. Resin used in varnish, aromatherapy