| STARLING | A small, gregarious bird with short tail, pointed head and triangular wings (8) |
| WREN | A bird, again with a pointed head and tail (4) |
| BULLTERRIERS | The dogs found in Animal Farm first by those snappers with egg-shaped heads and triangular eyes (4,8 |
| STARLINGS | Gregarious birds with a sheen of purples and greens in their plumage (9) |
| PIKE | Large, predatory, freshwater fish with pointed heads and strong teeth (4) |
| TITICACA | Small bird with short wattle, perhaps, over high lake |
| BUNTINGS | Finch-like seed-eating birds with short, stout bills (8) |
| FLAMINGO | This bird's name refers to any of six species of tall, pink wading birds with thick downturned bills. They have slender legs, long, graceful necks, large wings, and short tails. Flocks numbering in th |
| PEMBROKE | The smaller variety of corgi, usually having a short tail (8) |
| DOVE | A stocky bird with short legs and a cooing voice (4) |
| RAIL | Small wading bird with short wings, long legs and dark plumage (4) |
| HAMSTER | Rodent with short tail and large cheek pouches (7) |
| FIELDVOLE | Small rodent with short tail (5,4) |
| PYRAMID | A solid having a polygonal base and triangular sides that meet in a common vertex |
| APES | Primates with short tails or no tail at all |
| APE | Primates with short tails or no tail at all (3) |
| LANCE | A long weapon with a pointed head, formerly used by horsemen (5) |
| BADGER | Strong black, white and grey mammal with a small head, stocky body, small black eyes, and a short tail - and an invader of many rural gardens (6) |
| BOBTAIL | Animal with short tail (7) |
| CUSHY | Soft flanks of caribou with short tail (5) |
