All about Birds

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Across
  1. 3. A stocky seed- or fruit-eating bird with a small head, short legs and a cooing voice
  2. 4. A small nectar-feeding tropical American bird that is able to hover and fly backward
  3. 7. A common European bird, noted for its characteristic call and its brood parasitism
  4. 9. A nocturnal bird of prey with large forward facing eyes
  5. 10. A large fish-eating wading bird with long legs, a long s-shaped neck and a long pointed bill
  6. 11. A common North American jay with a blue crest, back, wings and tail
  7. 12. A tall long-legged wading bird with long legs
  8. 13. An American songbird of the family Fringillidae, of which the male has a bright red plumage
  9. 14. A swallow that is widespread in the northern hemisphere, has a deeply forked tail and often nests in or near buildings
Down
  1. 1. A European finch, having a crimson face and wings marked with yellow
  2. 2. A large New World thrush that typically has a reddish breast
  3. 5. A large African game bird with slate-colored, white-spotted plumage and a loud call
  4. 6. A bird with a strong bill and a stiff tail, which climbs tree trunks to find insects and drums on dead wood
  5. 8. A very large oceanic bird related to the shearwaters with long narrow wings
  6. 13. A large bird with mostly glossy black plumage, a heavy bill and a raucous voice