452 Non-Telluraves Crossword

3. Flight feathers on the “hand” of a bird
4. Species with lobate feet and short legs set far back on the body
5. Clade name for birds that excludes the ducks and pheasants
10. Shape of a bill that is laterally narrow and may be taller than wide.
12. Shape of bill seen in raptors commonly
13. Shape of bill seen in Mergansers & helps them hold their fish prey.
14. Species with 2 black neckbands, a golden rump, and semi-palmate feet.
18. Bird with long green legs, “scalloped” lobes on its feet, & a plump, black-colored body.
19. Clade that includes ducks and chickens
20. Tiny aerial foragers that can hover, & drink nectar
23. Shape of feet with 3 toes facing forward & 1 facing backward

1. Bill that is long & tubular shaped.
2. Iridescent secondary feathers on the wings of most dabbling ducks
6. Dabbler has a spatulate bill shape with a lamellate fringe.
7. Long flight feathers that attach to the “hand” of the bird
8. Aerial-diver, with black & white markings.
9. “Sad” first part of the name of a small ground-gleaner
11. Diverse clade includes hummingbirds
12. Species has a very long sharp bill, long neck, and long legs
15. Foraging method used by non-diving ducks
16. Group of feathers on the thumb of a bird; elevated to reduce drag on landing or take-off.
17. Long-tailed ground-gleaner that is highly sexually dimorphic
18. Surface diver with a throat pouch, a large squarish tail; black-colored as adults
21. Clade that includes the Rock Pigeon
22. Common dabbling duck in which males have a green head.