| DUCK | Eiderdown, the down feathers of the common eider -- which is a type of this bird -- are used in some quilts and pillows. In Pericles (act 3, prologue) is the following reference: "...the grisly north |
| SWAN | One third of all known species of this bird are found in New Zealand (4) |
| JUNGLECOCK | Feathers from this exotic bird are used for the cheeks of several salmon fly patterns (6, 4) |
| COAL | Combustible sedimentary rock which is a type of fossil fuel (4) |
| EIDER | Ducks whose feathers are used in some pillows (5) |
| FINCH | This bird's name embraces several hundred species of small conical-billed, seed-eating songbirds. Some birds that are considered a type of this bird include canaries, cardinals, goldfinches, and sparr |
| CROW | Feather from Indian type of this bird is used in some fully dressed flies (4) |
| IBIS | This bird was a symbol of the deity Thoth in ancient Egypt, and it is often depicted in ancient Egyptian art. Mummified bodies of this bird have discovered; one tomb housed 500,000. |
| SERIEMA | There are two types of this bird that live in South America. They eat snakes, which they kill by banging the snakes' heads on the ground. They can fly, but they prefer to escape danger by running away |
| ROBIN | The American species of this bird is the largest of the North American thrushes. It lives in cities and mountains, and it is known for its red (or orangish) breast.. |
| PARTRIDGE | The native grey and the naturalised red-legged are Britain's only types of this bird |
| INSECT | The dark-edged bee-fly is a type of this creature found in the UK (6) |
| SPARROW | The name of this bird refers to any of a number of small, chiefly seed-eating birds that have conical bills. In Henry IV, Part 1 (act 2, scene 4), Hal says, "He that rides at high speed and with the p |
| DUMPLING | A pierogi is a type of this food in central and eastern European cuisine (8) |
| EIDERDOWN | A quilt filled with or like the soft feathers of the eider duck (9) |
| FALCON | A peregrine is a species of this bird of prey (6) |
| PEACOCK | The tail feathers of what bird are considered unlucky? (7) |
| MUSTACHE | Each answer to a starred clue is a type of this |
| DRUM | A tabor is a type of this musical instrument (4) |
| LEMUR | The golden-crowned sifaka is a type of this long-tailed mammal (5) |
