Birds
Across
- 2. A grey bird with a two-note call that sounds similar to its name.
- 4. A bird with a red chest and a dark back and wings.
- 8. A large, flightless bird of Australia and New Guinea with a brightly colored, featherless neck and head.
- 9. A large bird with a short, hooked beak, sharp claws, and very good eyesight.
- 10. A small spotted owl of Australia and New Zealand.
- 13. A very large African bird that runs very fast but cannot fly.
- 17. A large, intelligent, black bird with a loud call.
- 22. A large bird that could not fly and that is now extinct.
- 24. A domestic fowl kept for its eggs or meat, especially a young one.
- 25. A large Australian bird whose call is like loud laughter.
- 27. A South American bird that has a brightly coloured beak.
- 31. A large waterbird with a long neck, short legs, webbed feet, and a short broad bill.
- 33. An ancient, extinct genus of flightless, giant carnivorous birds.
- 36. A large bird with no feathers on its head or neck that eats dead animals.
- 37. A large, usually white bird with a long neck that lives on rivers and lakes.
- 38. A large bird with a long neck and long legs, that lives near water.
- 39. a large, black and white Australian bird with a loud, musical cry.
- 40. A type of brightly colored bird that has a long, thin bill and that catches fish by diving into water.
- 42. A large flightless bird of South American grasslands, resembling a small ostrich with greyish-brown plumage.
- 44. A small brown bird, the male of which has a beautiful song.
- 46. A long-tailed crow with boldly marked (or green) plumage and a noisy call.
- 47. A bird that has shiny black feathers and looks like a crow but is larger.
- 49. A bright red songbird
- 51. A young male chicken
- 52. A seabird with long wings and usually white and grey or black feathers.
Down
- 1. A type of large parrot from Australia that has a large colorful bunch of feathers on top of its head.
- 3. A large, usually gray-and-white bird that lives esp. in cities.
- 5. A waterbird with a broad blunt bill, short legs, webbed feet, and a waddling gait.
- 6. A bright-colored tropical bird that has a curved bill and the ability to imitate speech.
- 7. A large extinct flightless bird resembling the emu, formerly found in New Zealand.
- 9. A tiny, brightly colored bird with a long, slender bill and narrow wings that beat very rapidly.
- 11. A plump white or gray bird that makes a cooing sound
- 12. A bird with long, powerful wings and a hooked beak.
- 14. A large bird that has a long tail and is often hunted for food or sport.
- 15. A very tall long-legged wading bird with a long heavy bill and typically with white and black plumage.
- 16. A bird of South and Central America that has a long tail and bright colorful feathers.
- 18. A flightless New Zealand bird with hairlike feathers, having a long downcurved bill with sensitive nostrils at the tip.
- 19. A small bird of prey known for its hovering flight and keen hunting abilities.
- 20. A large male bird that has a very long bright blue and green tail that it can lift up and spread apart like a fan.
- 21. A very large New World vulture with a bare head and mainly black plumage, living in mountainous country and spending much time soaring on massive outstretched wings
- 23. An extinct giant eagle from New Zealand, Harpagornis moorei, which preyed on moas.
- 26. A bird that usually hunts at night and that has a large head and eyes, a powerful hooked beak, and strong claws.
- 28. A large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food.
- 29. A North American bird that lives in the desert and runs very fast.
- 30. An Australian bird that does not fly but is a very fast runner.
- 32. A common type of small bird that usually has brown or gray feathers.
- 34. A large ocean bird that has a large bag that is part of its lower bill for catching and holding fish.
- 35. A small short-tailed Old World game bird resembling a tiny partridge, typically having brown camouflaged plumage.
- 41. A bird with a large, curved, often brightly coloured beak, found in tropical and subtropical areas.
- 43. A large wild bird with a big, curved beak, that hunts smaller animals.
- 45. A large, long-necked pink bird that often stands on one leg.
- 48. An elegant white bird with a very long neck
- 50. A large white ocean bird that has very long wings