Aves

Question 1

hawks, eagles, vultures, osprey

Answer 1

Accipitri-

talons, hooked beak, square wings, cere, anisodactyl

Question 2

hummingbirds, swifts

Answer 2

Apodi-

aerial feed, slender beak, tiny, footless

Question 3

nighthawks, relatives

Answer 3

Caprimulgi-

big mouth, big eyes, aniso, camo

Question 4

pigeons, doves

Answer 4

Columbi-

short straight, cere, aniso, plump

Question 5

falcons

Answer 5

Falconi-

tomial tooth (kill), angles wings, cere, aniso, talons, CN

Question 6

grouse, turkey, quail

Answer 6

Galli-

landfowl
short beak, herb, aniso, ground feed

Question 7

sparrows, finches, crows

Answer 7

Passeri-

perching
aniso, seeds & insects, CN
granivores
diurnal (day)

Question 8

woodpeckers

Answer 8

Pici-

chisel, zygo, stiff tail, tongue, primary CN, muscular neck, spongy bones

Question 9

owls

Answer 9

Strigi-

frwd eyes, facial disks, zygo, talons, CN, fringe soft

Question 10

geese, swans, ducks

Answer 10

Anseri-

waterfowl
lamellate/sieve bills, palmate, CN

Question 11

sandpipers, puffins, gulls

Answer 11

Charadrii-

shore
diverse/probing, invertebrates/fish, palm/semi/aniso
wading long toes
countershading

Question 12

kingfisher

Answer 12

Coracii-

dagger-like, piscivore, syndactyl (fused 2/3 digits), pointed wings

Question 13

loons

Answer 13

Gavii-

long sharp, palmate, legs back, heavy

Question 14

crane-like, coots, rails, cranes

Answer 14

Grui-

diverse, fish and more, proving beaks, lobate or aniso

Question 15

cormorants, herons, pelicans

Answer 15

Pelecani-

unique, fish, totipalmate or aniso, gular sac, hooked bill

Question 16

grebes

Answer 16

Podicipedi-

aquatic diving
stilleto long pointed, lobate, far back, rud tail
nails

Question 17

petrels, fulmars

Answer 17

Procellarii-

sea, albatross
tubular nostrils, gland salt, palmate (tridactyl)
long narrow wings, tendon to lock
hooked beak

Question 18

Bills

Answer 18

Filtering (lamellate) - Anseri
Probing (long tapper) - Charadrii, Apodi, Grui
Catching insects - Passeri
Cracking seeds - Passeri
Tearing meat - Accipitri, Falconi
Drilling holes - Pici

Tube nose - Procellari
Cere - Columbi, Accipitri
Fish - Gavii, Coracii, Podicipedi, etc

Question 19

Feet

Answer 19

Anisodactyl (walk)
Zygodactyl (grasp) - Pici, Strigi
Syndactyl (fused) - Coracii
Palmate (swim) - Anseri, Gavii, Procel…
Totipalmate - Pelecani
Semi - Charadri (also palm, aniso)
Lobate (swim/walk) - Podicipedi, Grui

Talons - Accipitri, Falconi, Strigi
Pectinate claw - Caprimulgi, Pelecani
Divers (feet back) - Gavii, Podicipedi
Dabbler
Waders (long toes) - Charadrii

Question 20

Cavity nesting

Answer 20

Primary - Pici, Coracii

Secondary - Passeri, Strigi, Falconi, Anseri

Soft wood (aspen) or fungal infection (spores carried on beak)

Question 21

Wings

Answer 21

Square wings - Accipitri
Angled wings - Falconi
Long narrow - Procellarii

Tapered (stealth) - Strigi