Bird Quiz

[julie317]

The answers are all birds found throughout the world. All common names - no scientific names as answers.

1 -Rely on your intuition to spot this one (3)
3 - Poised with pencil and notepad (9,4)
11 - Politician in alliance with children's favourite (5,5)
22 - Theatrical act 14lbs (9)
27 - Tremble (5)
31 - Wise moan (4,6)
37 - Gravity initially in open golf course (6)
39 - Scottish small account (7)
46 - Does it talk and talk and talk (7)
49 - Renowned for a maternal portrait (8)
50 - One formerly in Holy Orders (10)

Any help will be gratefull received - Many Thanks :)

[emeritus]

3 Secretary Bird

[mallyh]

11 secretary bird

[mallyh]

49 whistler?

[Vicasso]

3. Secretary bird
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretarybird

[emeritus]

49 Whistler

[mallyh]

31 sagegrouse

[aelmpvw]

37 trogon

[mallyh]

tui

[Flyhalf]

37 trogon

[emeritus]

22 Turnstone

[vakayu]

22 stonechat?

[mallyh]

sorry should have said no 1 tui

[Flyhalf]

39 weebill

[Flyhalf]

27 quail?

[vakayu]

46 warbler?

[aelmpvw]

27 quake

[Flyhalf]

46 babbler

[aelmpvw]

50 bluebonnet

[julie317]

Thank you all very much - fantastic answers that I would have never known. :)

aelmpvw - Thank you for 'bluebonnet' but please can you tell me how it relates to the clue as I don't understand. Thank you :)

[julie317]

Still haven't got number 11 from above list. Also need

9 - Rissa tridactyla loses feline sound leading to confusion in final four (4)
15 - Tchaikovsky's suite (10)
17 - Caught sight of athletic club member (7,7) spotted ???????
19 - Is this a wonderful, marvellous sight in the sky (6)
23 - Short thoroughfare right in ship's part (7)
25 - Forbidden singer (6,7)
29 - Predecessor of Jaguar (7)
32 - Puppet with three under par (5,9)
36 - Take a close look for this one (3)
38 - Military sharpshooter (8)

Thank you very much :)