| STARLING | This is a chunky iridescent black bird with a long sharp bill. The millions in North America are descendants of 100 birds released in New York City in 1890-91. In Henry IV, Part 1 (act 1, scene 3), He |
| JACAMAR | Tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze plumage. |
| DOTIME | More historic books probing a bit of North America are inside (2,4) |
| 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 |
| RAVEN | Large black bird with a straight bill and a long wedge-shaped tail (5) |
| CHOUGH | A large black bird with a downward-curving red bill that inhabits sea cliffs and mountains (6) |
| SWORDSMANSHIP | Skill in the use of a weapon with a long sharp blade (13) |
| KINGFISHER | Large-headed bird with a short tail and long, sharp bill |
| ANI | Black bird with a smoothed bill |
| SKEWERING | Distort the last circle and fastening with a long, sharp pin (9) |
| CRAVEN | A hundred Romans before black bird with the heart of a chicken (6) |
| SETTEE | Vessel with a long, sharp prow |
| RAPIER | Very thin sword with a long sharp point (6) |
| SWORD | Weapon with a long sharp blade (5) |
| SWORDFISH | Swimmer with a sharp bill |
| TALON | Part of bird's foot, a long sharp claw (5) |
| BRAZIL | Frank Sinatra explained, "Way down among the Brazilians; Coffee beans grow by the millions; So they've got to find those extra cups to fill; They've got an awful lot of coffee in ..." |
| TERMINUS | Schooldays in America are the limit |
| PANAMACITY | Where all 20 of the tallest buildings in Central America are located |
| VESPUCCI | Florentine navigator (c.1454-1512) after whom North and South America are thought to be named (8) |
