Hint
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Answer
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small, North American passerine
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black-capped chickadee
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largest bird (by wingspan) that ever lived
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pelagornis
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largest bird (by height) that ever lived
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giant moa, or dinornis
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the bone that allows most birds to fly is called the
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breastbone
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grouping that birds belong in
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dinosauria/reptilia
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an ostrich has ___ toes
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two
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sharp, razor-like extensions found on the legs of many galliformes
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spurs
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heaviest bird in North America, often eaten during holidays
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turkey
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hard structure found on the mouths of all birds, sometimes tipped with a hook
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beak
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widely considered "the first bird''
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archaeopteryx
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plumed structures that most birds use for flight, and that other use for display
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feathers
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red, fluffy passerine with a distinctive tuft of feathers on its head
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northern cardinal
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a red, crowing groundfowl native to jungle environments
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red junglefowl
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the domestic variant of the above; highly prized for display, eggs, and meat
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domestic chicken
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a common pet bird; small but intelligent, and a member of the parakeet family
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budgerigar, or budgie
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a flightless bird found in Australia who defeated the army in the 1930s
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emu
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the only amphibious flightless bird; found in cold climates
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penguin
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an extinct bird, once thought to be utterly moronic but was actually very smart
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dodo
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the cassowary, a ratite native to New Guinea and Australia, has two elongated claws on its feet which measure up to _____ inches long
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five
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a large, colorful bird with a strongly-hooked beak
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macaw
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skin integument found on most birds' feet
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scales
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birds swallow __________ in order to grind up their food
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gastroliths
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the above is stored in the ________
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gizzard
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a tiny bird that beats its wings at roughly 70 times per second
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hummingbird
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birds build these to raise their eggs
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nest
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in order to snap up larger fish, pelicans use their _______ _______
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gular pouch
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a wading bird with a spear-like bill which it uses for impaling fish, frogs and other aquatic animals
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heron
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"nevermore''
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raven
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fish-eating bird of prey with fishhook-like talons
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osprey
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"early bird gets the _____''
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worm
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the birds' closest living relatives are
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crocodilians
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birds have _______ bones
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hollow
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african stork that eats almost anything
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marabou stork
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there are about _______ different species of birds
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10,000
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large, goose-like bird native to northern climates, widely used for ornamental purposes
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swan
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