| JACANA | This water bird is also called a lily trotter or a lotus bird. It has extremely long toes and claws that spread the bird's weight, allowing it to walk on floating water-lily leaves. |
| WORLDTRAVELER | Globe-trotter, or a hint to the word progressing through the starred clues' answers |
| MOORHEN | Which black water-bird is similar to a coot? (7) |
| HOOF | The corneous part of an equid's ungula; an animal with said trotter; or, facetiously, a person's foot (4) |
| MONGOOSE | My French bird, it has four legs! (8) |
| SOUSE | Related to "salt", a word for pickled pigs' ears, trotters or other pork; the brine or marinade used; a dunk or plunge into pickling or other liquid; or, a habitual drunkard, aka a soak (5) |
| JERSEY | Millais' portrait of Lillie Langtry was called A ... Lily |
| FEET | Hooves, trotters or paws, for example (4) |
| CANNA | Flower of the order zingiberales that's often called a lily though it's not a true one (5) |
| HARPY | In Greek myths, a ravenous creature with a woman's head and trunk and a bird's wings and claws (5) |
| HARPIES | Monsters in Greek mythology with a woman's head and body and a bird's wings and claws (7) |
| RAIL | Marsh bird with large feet and long toes, or train track |
| GREBE | Any aquatic bird of the order Podicipediformes, having a long neck, lobed toes and vestigial tail (5) |
| DUNNOCK | Introduced to New Zealand 1865-96, what small bird is also known as a "hedge sparrow"? (7) |
| PEREGRINE | --- falcon, bird of prey with a yellow beak and claws, able to dive at 200 mph (9) |
| DRAGON | Mythical monster represented as a large reptile with wings and claws breathing out fire and smoke |
| LOON | US bird is also a silly person? (4) |
| OSPREY | Which large bird is also known as a fish hawk? (6) |
| ZEALOT | In a daze a lotus-eater who is a fanatic (6) |
| MONITOR | ___ lizard, one with a long neck, powerful tail and claws (7) |
