Across
- 4. Long-tailed ground-gleaner that is very sexually dimorphic
- 7. Surface diver with a yellowish throat pouch, a large squarish tail; black-colored as adults
- 9. Species with lobate feet and short legs set far back on the body
- 10. Shape of feet with 3 toes facing forward & 1 facing backward
- 15. Species has a very long sharp bill, long neck, and long legs
- 16. Group of feather on the thumb of a bird, can be elevated to reduce drag on landing or take-off.
- 17. Bill that is long & tubular shaped.
- 18. Shape of a bill that is laterally narrow and may be taller than wide.
- 20. “Sad” first part of the name of a small ground-gleaner
- 21. Foraging method used by Wood Duck
- 23. Long flight feathers that attach to the “hand” of the bird
- 24. Clade name for birds that excludes the ducks and pheasants
Down
- 1. Aerial-diver, with black & white markings.
- 2. Bird with long green legs, “scalloped” lobes on its feet, & a plump, black-colored body.
- 3. Clade that includes ducks and chickens
- 5. Diverse clade includes hummingbirds
- 6. One of the few birds that hunts nocturnally
- 8. Shape of bill seen in Mergansers & helps them hold their fish prey.
- 11. Dabbler has a spatulate bill shape with a lamellate fringe.
- 12. Species with 2 black neckbands, a golden rump, yellow-green legs, and semi-palmate feet.
- 13. Clade that includes the Rock Pigeon
- 14. Tiny aerial foragers that can hover, & drink nectar
- 19. Shape of bill seen in raptors commonly
- 22. Common dabbling duck in which males have a green head.