| SERIN | Bird of the finch family such as the European - or Syrian - (5) |
| APPLE | Small tree of the rose family such as the European - bearing sour fruit (4,5) |
| MAPLE | Any tree or shrub of the north temperate genus Acer, such as the European A. campestre (5) |
| BAKER | A member of the Finch family is a bread producer |
| PERCH | Freshwater spiny-finned food and game fish such as the European ___ (5) |
| LINNET | Bird of the finch family, anagram of TEN NIL (6) |
| ASTER | _ amellus, plant also known as the European Michaelmas daisy (5) |
| REDPOLL | Small passerine bird of the finch family that can be common (Acanthis flammea) or hoary (A. hornemanni) (7) |
| WAXBILL | Small bird of the finch family with a bright red beak (7) |
| SPARROW | A common bird of the finch family (7) |
| LINGER | A small passerine bird of the finch family (6) |
| SISKIN | Small garden bird of the finch family, Spinus spinus (6) |
| CRABAPPLE | Small tree of the rose family such as the European ? bearing sour fruit (4,5) |
| CRAB | Small tree of the rose family such as the European ? bearing sour fruit (4,5) |
| ROLLER | Brightly-coloured Old World bird such as the European ___ or Lilac-breasted ___ with an erratic disp |
| CALPURNIA | Cook and maid of the Finch family in Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird |
| CANARY | Small songbird of the finch family often yellowish-green in colour |
| NIGHTJAR | Nocturnal bird such as the European ---, Caprimulgus europaeus (8) |
| LEE | Creator of the Finch family |
| KESTREL | Small falcon such as the European Falco tinnunculus, noted for hovering in the air when hunting (7) |
