| GUILLEMOT | This bird is the largest of the "auks" at about 45 cm long and 1 kg in weight. The female of this species lays her one egg on the ground, where both parents share incubation duties. They can dive in w |
| 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.. |
| LOOE | The bill of a mature adult is about 22 cm long and almost 10cm wide with a ___ at its tip. |
| BLACKBIRD | They were taken to Australia and New Zealand in the 19th century. The female of this species makes a nest of plant stems, grass, twigs, and roots in the shape of a cup. In the New World, the name of t |
| PUFFIN | One of the auks almost out of breath (6) |
| SHORTTON | Unit of weight in the avoirdupois system equal to 2,000 pounds (907.18 kg) in the United States. The long ton in Britain, to which this unit is often compared, is equivalent to 2,240 pounds (1,016.05 |
| RAZORBILL | Auk at the cutting edge of legislation? (9) |
| SKUA | Gull-like bird derived from the auks? (4) |
| ROOKS | These birds resemble the carrion crow in size (45 cm [18 inches]) and in black coloration, but the adult usually has shaggy thigh feathers and has bare white skin at the base of its sharp bill. In Mac |
| SWAN | Cob and pen are the male and female of this bird (4) |
| CALORIE | Unit of heat energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water through 1 degree C (7) |
| CLAWS | Sloths have long, curved ___ which are 8 to 10 cm long |
| TROCHEE | Metrical foot consisting of one long and one short syllable |
| OBOE | Instrument roughly 65 cm. long |
| TROCHEES | Metrical feet with one long and one short syllable (8) |
| AWAKEN | Knock up a kilogram in a new plastic (6) |
| EMPEROR | The male of this type of regal-looking penguin incubates his mate's eggs for 60 days, eating nothing and losing as much as 45% of his body weight. The chick spends the first two months of its life on |
| KIWI | This bird is the national symbol of New Zealand, where is appears on stamps, coins, and banknotes, among other places. |
| FIRECREST | Along with the goldcrest, this bird is the smallest in the UK (9) |
| COCKATOO | This bird is the bird that got at the ducks (8) |
