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Across
  1. 1. Derives its' name from the somersaults it does during a courtship display
  2. 3. Known for their extravagent, ever changing formations in the sky called 'Murmurations'
  3. 4. The largest Parakeet
  4. 7. They feed with their heads upside down and underwater
  5. 8. Lays its eggs in Crows' nests
  6. 9. Butcher Bird!
Down
  1. 2. The fartherest travelling Raptor
  2. 5. Excellent mimic of other bird calls
  3. 6. This bird sews it nest. Literally!