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    {
      "n": 1,
      "answer": "american robin",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Before commuters reach the street, morning dew clings to suburban grass."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Gardeners across Canada and the United States spot this familiar neighbor near thawed flowerbeds."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 8 and 5 letters, word by word.",
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            "lens": "8,5"
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        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Females mold grass and twigs with mud, then lay blue eggs."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "a"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This orange-breasted songbird hops across lawns while searching for earthworms."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 2,
      "answer": "mallard",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Ripples cross a park pond as autumn leaves drift toward the bank."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "City boardwalks across the Northern Hemisphere pass pairs resting beside muddy shorelines."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "m"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Foragers tip forward in shallow water to reach seeds, plants, and invertebrates."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Breeding males have glossy green heads, white neck rings, and curled central feathers."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 7 letters.",
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            "lens": "7"
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 3,
      "answer": "bald eagle",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Cold mist rises where old conifers overlook a broad river valley."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Anglers near North American lakes and estuaries watch high shoreline branches for perched hunters."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Pairs reuse enormous treetop platforms, adding fresh sticks during successive breeding seasons."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 4 and 5 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "4,5"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Mature birds have white heads and tails contrasting with dark brown bodies."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "e"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 4,
      "answer": "emperor penguin",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Bitter wind sweeps a barren southern coast beneath a pale horizon."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Bundled researchers observe colonies assembling on Antarctic sea ice during autumn."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Streamlined divers pursue fish, squid, and krill beneath frigid southern waters."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "e"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 7 and 7 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "7,7"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Males balance single eggs on their feet beneath brood pouches through winter."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 5,
      "answer": "northern cardinal",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "In midwinter, tangled briars hold firm against a backyard fence."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 8 and 8 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "8,8"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Suburban watchers from Texas to Ontario fill tray feeders before snowfall."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Both sexes whistle, while heavy conical bills crack seeds and fruit pits."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Crested males are crimson with black faces; females are mostly warm brown."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "n"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 6,
      "answer": "canada goose",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Frost stiffens clipped turf around a neighborhood retention pond at dawn."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Golfers and park visitors step around grazing flocks beside water hazards."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Many migrants travel in angled formations between northern breeding areas and temperate wintering grounds."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This large grazer has a black head and neck with white cheek patches."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 6 and 5 letters, word by word.",
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            "lens": "6,5"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "e"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 7,
      "answer": "pileated woodpecker",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Filtered sunlight reaches damp moss and rotting logs deep inside an old forest."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Hikers in mature North American forests pause beneath decaying snags and towering trees."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "r"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Chisel-billed foragers carve rectangular holes while seeking carpenter ants inside dead timber."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "p"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This crow-sized climber has a brilliant red crest and bold white facial stripes."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 8,
      "answer": "blue jay",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Dry oak leaves stir along a shaded neighborhood lane in crisp October air."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "b"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Backyard watchers east of the Rockies notice bold visitors around tray feeders."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "These clever corvids bury acorns and sometimes imitate the calls of raptors."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 4 and 3 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "4,3"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This noisy crested songbird has azure upperparts, a black necklace, and barred wings."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 9,
      "answer": "great blue heron",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Cattails lean over still backwater as afternoon shadows cross a sheltered cove."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Kayakers in North American marshes and tidal creeks pass solitary figures among reeds."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "These long-legged waders breed colonially and retract their necks during flight."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "n"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 5, 4, and 5 letters, word by word.",
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            "lens": "5,4,5"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This towering gray bird catches fish with a long, yellowish, spear-shaped bill."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 10,
      "answer": "red tailed hawk",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Heat shimmers above a freshly mowed hayfield beside a long interstate."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Drivers across North America spot solitary watchers on utility poles and fence posts."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 3, 6, and 4 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "3,6,4"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Soaring raptors circle on rising air while scanning pastures for small mammals."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "k"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Typical adults soar on broad wings with a rusty fan spread behind them."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 11,
      "answer": "common ostrich",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Acacia shadows stretch across dusty grasslands as distant clouds gather before rain."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Safari vehicles cross African savannas near wary groups among grazing mammals."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "c"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Several females may deposit large, pale eggs in one ground nest."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 6 and 7 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "6,7"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This enormous flightless bird runs on two-toed feet; adult males are mostly black."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 12,
      "answer": "american goldfinch",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Late-summer breezes sway meadow stalks beside an old country road."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Watchers across the United States and southern Canada hang mesh seed feeders."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Pairs nest relatively late, using plant fibers and down to build compact cups."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 8 and 9 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "8,9"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "a"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Breeding males are bright yellow with black foreheads and contrasting dark wings."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 13,
      "answer": "wood duck",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Buttressed cypress trunks rise from still swamp water beneath hanging moss."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Canoeists on North American beaver ponds and flooded timber pass overhanging branches."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 4 and 4 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "4,4"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "These perching waterfowl nest in cavities, and newly hatched young jump to the ground."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "w"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The ornate male has an iridescent crest, red eyes, and sweeping white facial stripes."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 14,
      "answer": "ruby throated hummingbird",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "May sunlight filters through young maple leaves beside an eastern clearing."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Gardeners across eastern North America watch blooming salvia and bee balm."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "r"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Females weave tiny cups with plant down and spider silk, raising young without male help."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Adult males have emerald backs and iridescent red gorgets beneath their chins."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 4, 8, and 11 letters, word by word.",
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            "lens": "4,8,11"
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 15,
      "answer": "mourning dove",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Scattered grain lies on gravel beside a country silo at dusk."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Suburban watchers across North America see pairs on wires and beneath feeders."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Parents build flimsy twig platforms and nourish their young with crop milk."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 8 and 4 letters, word by word.",
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            "lens": "8,4"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This slender, buff-gray bird has pointed wings and a long, white-edged tail."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "e"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 16,
      "answer": "mute swan",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Weeping willows shade a glassy estate lagoon in the afternoon."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Visitors at European and eastern North American parks watch heavy pairs near bridges."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Territorial breeders construct large reed mounds and threaten intruders with arched wings."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "m"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 4 and 4 letters, word by word.",
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            "lens": "4,4"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This white waterbird has an orange bill topped by a prominent black knob."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 17,
      "answer": "osprey",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Channel markers sway in a breezy coastal bay as the morning tide turns."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 6 letters.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "6"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Boaters across much of the world watch high perches beside bays and rivers."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Spiny footpads and reversible outer toes help this hunter hold slippery fish."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This large raptor plunges feet-first into water and has dark patches at bent wrists."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "o"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 18,
      "answer": "emu",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Eucalyptus shade offers brief relief along a dry inland track."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Ranchers across mainland Australian scrublands spot nomadic groups beside pastoral fences."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Females lay dark green eggs, and males incubate while typically fasting."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This shaggy, flightless bird runs on three-toed feet, and females produce deep booming calls."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 3 letters.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "3"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "u"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 19,
      "answer": "black capped chickadee",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Birch twigs bob beside a frozen woodland trail in a brisk December breeze."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Winter hikers across Canada and northern states watch mixed flocks among trees."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "e"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "These acrobatic songbirds cache food, excavate soft snags, and lower their nighttime body temperature."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "b"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This small visitor has a dark crown and bib surrounding bright white cheeks."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 20,
      "answer": "sandhill crane",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "First light warms harvested fields across a broad, braided river valley."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "s"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Spring watchers beside central North American rivers gather as migrating flocks leave roosts."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Long-legged pairs perform leaping courtship displays, sometimes tossing vegetation into the air."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 8 and 5 letters, word by word.",
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            "lens": "8,5"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This tall gray wader has a bare red forehead and a rolling, bugling call."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 21,
      "answer": "downy woodpecker",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "January shadows lengthen across a leafless hedgerow behind the garden shed."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "North American backyard watchers find this visitor near suet cages during winter."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This resident extracts larvae from plant galls and excavates nest cavities in dead limbs."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "r"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 5 and 10 letters, word by word.",
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          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "A short bill distinguishes this tiny black-and-white climber from its larger look-alike."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 22,
      "answer": "eastern bluebird",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "April dew dries on pasture grass as country lanes warm under clear skies."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Spring walkers from the Plains eastward see it near nest boxes and roadsides."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 7 and 8 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "7,8"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This open-country thrush drops from low perches for insects and eats berries in colder months."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "d"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Males have vivid azure backs with rusty orange throats and breasts."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 23,
      "answer": "common loon",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Autumn fog curls over open water beyond weathered granite points."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Summer cabin guests across Canada and New England watch beyond wooded islands."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "c"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Relatively solid bones aid underwater pursuit, while tremulous calls carry across breeding lakes."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 6 and 4 letters, word by word.",
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            "lens": "6,4"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Adults in summer have checkered backs, striped collars, red eyes, and pointed bills."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 24,
      "answer": "peregrine falcon",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "October gusts sweep tidal flats as low vegetation bends toward the channel."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "City birders and coastal watchers spot it high on towers, bridges, and cliffs."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Folding pointed wings, this aerial hunter makes steep dives to strike flying birds."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 9 and 6 letters, word by word.",
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          }
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "p"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Adults have slate-colored backs, barred underparts, dark hoods, and broad mustache marks."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 25,
      "answer": "dodo",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Warm tropical rain once soaked the canopy before trickling through shaded valleys."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Seventeenth-century visitors to Mauritius encountered it beneath native forest cover."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 4 letters.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "4"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This island species is thought to have eaten fruit before it became extinct."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "d"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This large, flightless pigeon relative had tiny wings, stout legs, and a hooked bill."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 26,
      "answer": "northern mockingbird",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Manicured shrubs border a sunlit courtyard wall and brick walkway."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Residents across the United States and Mexico spot it on fences and berry bushes."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "n"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Males may sing at night, repeating imitated phrases several times before changing."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This slender gray songbird flashes large white wing patches during territorial displays."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 8 and 11 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "8,11"
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 27,
      "answer": "brown pelican",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Afternoon sea breezes push gentle swells toward a sandy barrier spit."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Beachgoers along warm Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts see it on pilings and sandbars."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "It plunges headfirst into coastal water to capture schooling fish near the surface."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 5 and 7 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "5,7"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This large coastal bird has a long bill and an expandable throat pouch."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "n"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 28,
      "answer": "wild turkey",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Early April sunlight reaches a damp hardwood ridge after a shower."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Country drivers in North America see flocks near woodland edges and fields."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Flocks scratch leaf litter for food, while displaying males spread broad feather fans."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "w"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 4 and 6 letters, word by word.",
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        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This heavy gamebird has a bare head, fleshy snood, and often a chest beard."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 29,
      "answer": "red winged blackbird",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "March puddles reflect passing clouds beside a muddy valley highway."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 3, 6, and 9 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "3,6,9"
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        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Early-spring commuters across North America spot it clinging to marsh vegetation."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Territorial males give ringing trills, while streaked females weave nests among upright plants."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Adult males are dark icterids with scarlet shoulder patches, usually edged in yellow."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "r"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 30,
      "answer": "blue footed booby",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Long ocean swells break against sun-warmed coastal rocks."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Tourists around the Galápagos and Gulf of California see it on arid shores."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Parents plunge for fish and incubate eggs on bare ground surrounded by droppings."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Courting pairs perform exaggerated steps that display their vivid turquoise toes."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 4, 6, and 5 letters, word by word.",
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          }
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "y"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 31,
      "answer": "great horned owl",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "November twilight settles where a pine windbreak meets a harvested cornfield."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Walkers across the Americas may find it occupying abandoned stick nests during breeding season."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "l"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This nocturnal predator takes varied prey, including skunks, and gives deep resonant hoots."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "g"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Prominent ear tufts, yellow eyes, and a white throat mark this powerful raptor."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 32,
      "answer": "passenger pigeon",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Generations ago, autumn breezes swayed tall timber along broad river valleys."
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        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "p"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Nineteenth-century residents of eastern North America witnessed immense flocks in hardwood forests."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Nomadic multitudes ate mast before intensive hunting and habitat loss drove them extinct."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 9 and 6 letters, word by word.",
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        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Males of this vanished long-tailed bird had slate upperparts, a reddish breast, and iridescent neck feathers."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 33,
      "answer": "common raven",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Sagebrush flats stretch toward distant mesas beneath a clear high-country sky."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Hikers across northern mountains, deserts, and coasts often see pairs near cliffs and campgrounds."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This intelligent scavenger performs aerial rolls and gives deep, guttural croaks."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "n"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 6 and 5 letters, word by word.",
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        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Shaggy throat feathers and a wedge-shaped tail distinguish this heavy-billed black corvid."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 34,
      "answer": "american flamingo",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Trade winds ripple the surface of a shallow coastal lagoon."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Visitors to Yucatán, Cuban, and Galápagos lagoons watch colonies in briny shallows."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 8 and 8 letters, word by word.",
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        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "It filters small aquatic organisms and raises one chick on a mud mound."
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        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "o"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Carotenoid pigments produce coral-pink plumage on this tall wader with a sharply bent bill."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 35,
      "answer": "belted kingfisher",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Willow roots trail into calm water around a sheltered August cove."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Anglers along North American rivers and ponds spot it on overhanging snags."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "b"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "It excavates bank burrows and plunges from waterside perches to catch fish."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 6 and 10 letters, word by word.",
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        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This ragged-crested hunter is slate-colored above; females also have a rusty breast band."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 36,
      "answer": "house sparrow",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Tractor ruts cross a dusty barnyard beside an old granary."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "City commuters across several continents see small flocks around parking lots and transit shelters."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This Eurasian native places untidy grass nests inside signs, lamps, and building cavities."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 5 and 7 letters, word by word.",
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        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "h"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Breeding males have black throat bibs, gray crowns, pale cheeks, and chestnut napes."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 37,
      "answer": "herring gull",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "November waves crest against weathered steps along a windy lakefront promenade."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Dockworkers at northern ports see it near trawlers and stone breakwaters."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 7 and 4 letters, word by word.",
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        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This adaptable scavenger sometimes drops hard-shelled prey onto firm surfaces to open it."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "h"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Adults have pale gray backs, pink legs, and yellow bills marked with red."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 38,
      "answer": "snowy owl",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Subzero gusts drive powder across frozen fields and open marshland."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "During winter irruptions, birders scan Canadian and northern United States fields and breakwaters."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "s"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This tundra predator hunts during daylight and can raise large broods when lemmings abound."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Yellow eyes, feathered feet, and pale plumage with variable dark markings identify this heavy raptor."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 5 and 3 letters, word by word.",
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          }
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 39,
      "answer": "scarlet macaw",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Vines and orchids hang from towering rainforest trees beside a tropical river."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Visitors in Central and South America watch pairs flying above lowland forest canopies."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Powerful bills crack hard seeds, while some populations gather at exposed clay banks."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 7 and 5 letters, word by word.",
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        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This long-tailed parrot has brilliant red plumage, bare facial skin, and multicolored wings."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "w"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 40,
      "answer": "cedar waxwing",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Warm August light slants across a riverside meadow and alder thicket."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Across North America, winter walkers encounter roaming flocks in fruiting trees."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Courting partners sometimes pass small fruits back and forth while giving thin whistles."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "c"
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        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 5 and 7 letters, word by word.",
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        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "A sleek crest, black mask, yellow tail tip, and red feather droplets mark this songbird."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 41,
      "answer": "roseate spoonbill",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Warm tidewater retreats across coastal mud as morning heat rises through mangroves."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 7 and 9 letters, word by word.",
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        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Along Gulf Coast estuaries, waders gather near egrets and herons in shallow brackish lagoons."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "It sweeps its bill sideways through shallows, catching crustaceans, aquatic insects, and small fish."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This pink wetland wader has a broad, flattened bill resembling a kitchen utensil."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "r"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 42,
      "answer": "greater roadrunner",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Beneath scattered mesquite and cactus, midday heat shimmers across dry southwestern scrub."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Desert travelers spot this resident on low fence posts beside yucca and prickly pear."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Zygodactyl feet leave X-shaped tracks while this predator hunts reptiles, insects, and rodents."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This large ground-dwelling cuckoo has a shaggy crest, streaked body, and long tail."
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        {
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    },
    {
      "n": 43,
      "answer": "carolina wren",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Damp autumn leaves collect in tangled brush piles along a shaded woodland edge."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "During winter, backyard watchers find it investigating woodpiles, porch planters, and dense thickets."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "n"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Pairs remain together year-round and place domed nests in cavities and sheltered household objects."
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        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "c"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This small reddish-brown songbird has a bold white eyebrow and a loud, ringing song."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 44,
      "answer": "hooded merganser",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Mist curls from a quiet beaver pond ringed by flooded timber at dawn."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "h"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "On wooded ponds and tidal creeks, it shares sheltered winter water with goldeneyes and buffleheads."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Females nest in tree cavities, while diving birds catch crayfish, aquatic insects, and small fish."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 6 and 9 letters, word by word.",
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        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This small diving duck has a slender serrated bill and an erectile fan-shaped crest."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 45,
      "answer": "turkey vulture",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Frost melts from pasture fence posts as morning warmth returns to open country."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Over highways and pastures, travelers see groups roosting on snags, towers, and utility structures."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "It has no true voice, hisses or grunts, and uses smell to help locate carrion."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "e"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 6 and 7 letters, word by word.",
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        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This large scavenger has a bare red head and soars with wings in a shallow V."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 46,
      "answer": "toco toucan",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "After an afternoon downpour, steam rises from canopy vines beside a sluggish river."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Across Brazilian savannas and open woodlands, small groups visit fruiting palms and gallery forests."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 4 and 6 letters, word by word.",
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        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "It eats fruit and animal prey, nests in cavities, and sheds heat through its bill."
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        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "n"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This large tropical bird has black plumage, a white throat, and an enormous orange bill."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 47,
      "answer": "tufted titmouse",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Sunlight filters through oak and hickory branches on a crisp morning in deciduous woods."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "In eastern yards, this regular visitor joins chickadees and nuthatches at winter feeders."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "t"
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        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "It holds seeds underfoot for hammering and lines tree cavities with mammal hair."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 6 and 8 letters, word by word.",
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        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This small gray songbird has a pointed crest, dark forehead, pale belly, and rusty flanks."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 48,
      "answer": "sanderling",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Salt spray drifts across a windy barrier island as the tide turns at dusk."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Outside the breeding season, beachgoers see small flocks beside dunlins and plovers on ocean shores."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "It breeds on High Arctic tundra, lacks a hind toe, and eats shoreline invertebrates."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 10 letters.",
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        {
          "type": "first",
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        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This pale, compact shorebird characteristically runs beside advancing and retreating surf."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 49,
      "answer": "northern flicker",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Morning dew clings to suburban turf beside a row of mature maples and pines."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "In parks and open groves, observers often find it feeding on lawns near robins."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 8 and 7 letters, word by word.",
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        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Its long, sticky tongue gathers ants and other insects from soil and decaying wood."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "n"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This large brown woodpecker has spotted underparts, a black chest crescent, and a conspicuous white rump."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 50,
      "answer": "house finch",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Late afternoon shadows lengthen across a suburban patio bordered by geraniums and hedges."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "At backyard feeders across the continent, small flocks gather alongside sparrows and doves."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "h"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "A western native now widespread farther east, it nests on ledges and eats mostly plant matter."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Adult males are brown-streaked birds with red coloring on the head, breast, and rump."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 5 and 5 letters, word by word.",
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    },
    {
      "n": 51,
      "answer": "whooping crane",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Prairie wind ripples shallow marsh grass beneath a wide autumn sky."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "During winter, birders scan tidal flats and brackish marshes along the central Texas coast."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The natural flock migrates between Canadian wetlands and Gulf estuaries, where it eats blue crabs."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 8 and 5 letters, word by word.",
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        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This endangered, extremely tall white bird has black wingtips, long legs, and a red crown."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "e"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 52,
      "answer": "barn owl",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Moonlight settles over fence lines and uncut hayfields at the edge of a quiet farm."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Across open farmland, it roosts by day inside silos, belfries, lofts, and tree cavities."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Unevenly placed ear openings help locate rodents in darkness, and its typical call is a shriek."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "b"
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        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 4 and 3 letters, word by word.",
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        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This nocturnal raptor has a white heart-shaped facial disc, dark eyes, and golden-buff upperparts."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 53,
      "answer": "laughing kookaburra",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Dawn light touches twisted eucalyptus trunks along a dry creek bed in open woodland."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 8 and 10 letters, word by word.",
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        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "In eastern Australia, gardeners and campers see family groups perched on wires, branches, and rails."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "It drops from perches onto reptiles and invertebrates, then beats larger prey against branches."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This large Australian kingfisher has a heavy bill, dark eye stripe, and famously rollicking chorus."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "l"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 54,
      "answer": "yellow warbler",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Catkins dangle over a slow creek where spring warmth wakes the streamside thicket."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "During May, birders find this migrant moving actively among damp willows and alders."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "After brood parasitism, a female may bury the unwanted egg beneath a new nest floor."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This small golden songbird has plain wings, and breeding males bear reddish streaks below."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 6 and 7 letters, word by word.",
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        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "r"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 55,
      "answer": "arctic tern",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Cold ocean swells roll past a gravel spit under low summer clouds."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "On subpolar islands and coastal shingle, colonies gather near gulls, jaegers, and alcids."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "n"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Its immense migration links far-north breeding grounds with waters near Antarctica."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "a"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This slender gray-and-white seabird has a black cap, red bill, and deeply forked tail."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 56,
      "answer": "ruffed grouse",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Slanted autumn light falls across a logging trail bordered by young aspen and birch."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "r"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "In snowy boreal and Appalachian forests, hikers flush this solitary resident from dense young growth."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "It eats buds during winter, grows fringed toe scales, and sometimes shelters beneath soft snow."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 6 and 6 letters, word by word.",
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        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This woodland gamebird has a broad banded tail and dark neck feathers raised during display."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 57,
      "answer": "painted bunting",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Humid morning air hangs over a coastal hammock of live oak and palmetto."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "In southeastern maritime scrub and Texas brushland, summer birders watch seed feeders near thickets."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Many populations winter around Mexico, Central America, or the Caribbean; adult females are mostly green."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "g"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 7 and 7 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "7,7"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Adult males display a blue head, red underparts, and a green back."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 58,
      "answer": "wandering albatross",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Gale-force gusts drive heavy ocean swells across deep pelagic troughs far from land."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "In stormy southern latitudes, shipboard observers see it near petrels, shearwaters, and fishing vessels."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 9 and 9 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "9,9"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Pairs breed on subantarctic islands and raise one chick during a prolonged nesting cycle."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "s"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This immense white-bodied seabird uses dynamic soaring and has the longest wingspan among living birds."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 59,
      "answer": "american kestrel",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Dry pasture grass bends in the breeze along a quiet country highway."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Along utility wires bordering fields and meadows, travelers spot this solitary daytime perch-hunter."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "a"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "It nests in cavities and sometimes hovers before seizing insects, small mammals, or reptiles."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 8 and 7 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "8,7"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This small falcon has two dark facial stripes and a rusty back; males have blue-gray wings."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 60,
      "answer": "hoatzin",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Tangled branches overhang mirror-still oxbow water deep in the humid lowland tropics."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Along Amazon and Orinoco waterways, canoeists find groups resting in flooded riverside vegetation."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Young chicks use wing claws for climbing and may escape predators by dropping into water."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 7 letters.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "7"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "h"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This leaf-eating tropical bird has a spiky crest, blue facial skin, and a fermentation-based digestive system."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 61,
      "answer": "baltimore oriole",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "High in a leafy streamside grove, summer heat shimmers above a slow creek."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "May brings this migrant to tall shade trees in town parks across the continent's east."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 9 and 6 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "9,6"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Females weave deep hanging nests from plant fibers, hair, and other flexible strands."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "b"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Adult males are orange below with a black head, back, and wings bearing white markings."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 62,
      "answer": "shoebill",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Morning mist rises from warm tropical channels where reeds drift in sluggish currents."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Boat travelers pole through vast East African papyrus swamps hoping to spot this solitary wader."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "s"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "It stands motionless before lunging at lungfish and other aquatic vertebrates."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This tall blue-gray wetland bird has a massive, broad bill ending in a sharp hook."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 8 letters.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "8"
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 63,
      "answer": "acorn woodpecker",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Across a dusty canyon ranch, afternoon warmth fades as foothill breezes stir dry grass."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "In western oak savannas, social family groups perch on snags and utility poles."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Cooperative groups share nesting duties, defend food stores, and catch insects in flight."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 5 and 10 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "5,10"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This boldly patterned bird drills storage holes and wedges individual nuts into them."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "r"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 64,
      "answer": "wood thrush",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Beneath a tall deciduous canopy, June humidity clings to damp leaf litter after rain."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Summer hikers in eastern forests look for this shy migrant near shaded streams."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "It winters mainly in Central America and searches fallen leaves for invertebrates on breeding grounds."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "w"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 4 and 6 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "4,6"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This cinnamon-backed songbird has bold dark breast spots and a flute-like, harmonically layered song."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 65,
      "answer": "anhinga",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Still cypress bayous mirror the humid afternoon sky across a sheltered southern swamp."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 7 letters.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "7"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "In warm freshwater wetlands, it shares exposed logs and branches with turtles and cormorants."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "It pursues fish underwater and impales or grasps them with its sharply pointed bill."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This dark aquatic bird swims with its slender neck exposed and often dries spread wings."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "a"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 66,
      "answer": "gyrfalcon",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "On treeless tundra cliffs, fierce wind sweeps past ledges where frost lingers into spring."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Winter birders scan far-north coastlines, harbors, and windswept barrens for this powerful hunter."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "It nests on rocky ledges and pursues ptarmigan and other birds in fast, sustained flight."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This largest falcon has pointed wings and plumage ranging from mostly white to dark gray."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 9 letters.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "9"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "n"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 67,
      "answer": "nene",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Trade winds sweep across high island slopes where sparse mountain shrubs cling to rocky ridges."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Hikers crossing central Pacific volcanic grasslands encounter pairs near quiet crater trails."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "e"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Native to volcanic central Pacific islands, this ground-foraging herbivore breeds during the wetter months."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "n"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This rare island waterfowl has furrowed neck feathers, a black face, and reduced foot webbing."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 68,
      "answer": "song sparrow",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Beside a rural ditch, frost melts from tangled briars as morning air warms the weeds."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "s"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Across marshes, gardens, and roadsides, resident populations may visit backyard feeders throughout the year."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Territorial males deliver several introductory notes followed by varied trills and buzzes."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 4 and 7 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "4,7"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This streaked brown bird usually has a central breast spot and a relatively long, rounded tail."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 69,
      "answer": "piping plover",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Salt spray drifts past low coastal dunes while tidewater retreats across wet shells and wrack."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "On summer beaches, protective enclosures separate nesting habitat from heavy recreational traffic."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "It feeds by running, pausing, and pecking along beaches and inland saline shorelines."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "r"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 6 and 6 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "6,6"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This small pale shorebird has orange legs, a short bill, and one dark neck band."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 70,
      "answer": "greater sage grouse",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Before dawn warms the high western plateau, cold desert stars fade above a wide basin."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "On chilly spring mornings, observers wait near clearings within expansive shrub-steppe."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 7, 4, and 6 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "7,4,6"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "It depends heavily on Artemisia foliage during winter and lacks a muscular gizzard for hard seeds."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "e"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Courting males fan pointed tails and inflate yellow air sacs at traditional display grounds."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 71,
      "answer": "european starling",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Late autumn dusk settles over harvested cornfields and old grain silos near a rail yard."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Across cities and farmland, dense winter flocks wheel above barns and streetlights."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "e"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Introduced from Eurasia, this cavity nester inserts its closed bill into turf before opening it."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 8 and 8 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "8,8"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This stocky iridescent bird has triangular wings, winter speckles, and a seasonally changing bill color."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 72,
      "answer": "wood stork",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "As midday thermals rise above a subtropical marsh, dry-season pools shrink beneath Spanish moss."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "From Florida southward, colonial nesters often forage around shallow, receding pools."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "It sweeps an open bill through shallow water, snapping it shut when prey makes contact."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 4 and 5 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "4,5"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "w"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This tall white wader has black flight feathers, a bare dark head, and a downcurved bill."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 73,
      "answer": "secretarybird",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "After a brushfire clears the dry savanna, heat waves ripple across open acacia grasslands."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Safari travelers in sub-Saharan savannas spot pairs walking through open grassland during daylight."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 13 letters.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "13"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This terrestrial hunter stamps on snakes and other prey, then roosts and nests in trees."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "s"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This long-legged African raptor has black flight feathers, an erectile crest, and orange facial skin."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 74,
      "answer": "superb lyrebird",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Among tree ferns and mossy logs, winter fog hangs low in a damp gully."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Early walkers in southeastern Australian forests pause along shaded trails after mist clears."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "s"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Territorial males scratch among leaf litter, maintain display mounds, and imitate surrounding noises."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "During courtship, the male spreads elaborate tail feathers forward over his body while dancing."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 6 and 8 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "6,8"
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 75,
      "answer": "rose breasted grosbeak",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Warm May breezes rustle young maple leaves along the border of a second-growth forest."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "During spring, backyard watchers welcome this migrant at sunflower-seed feeders."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Both parents incubate their eggs and feed nestlings in a loosely constructed twig cup."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 4, 8, and 8 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "4,8,8"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Adult males are black and white with a heavy pale bill and a crimson chest patch."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "k"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 76,
      "answer": "great egret",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Through coastal salt-marsh channels, incoming tidewater slips past reeds and floods a muddy bank."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "On six continents, this tall wader frequents freshwater marshes, estuaries, and flooded farm ditches."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "It stalks fish and amphibians in shallow water before striking rapidly with its bill."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "g"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 5 and 5 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "5,5"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This large white heron has dark legs, a usually yellow bill, and delicate breeding plumes."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 77,
      "answer": "eastern whip poor will",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "When twilight fades over the ridge, moonlight filters through oak and pine branches."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 7, 4, 4, and 4 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "7,4,4,4"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Summer campers from Ontario southward encounter this nocturnal migrant near woodland edges."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Females lay two camouflaged eggs directly on leaf litter without constructing a nest."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This mottled nightjar catches flying insects and repeatedly calls a phrase resembling its common name."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "e"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 78,
      "answer": "scarlet tanager",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Midsummer humidity hangs beneath a mature oak canopy along a steep Appalachian ridge trail."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Spring birders in mature hardwood forests peer upward to spot this high-canopy migrant."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "After wintering in South America, it gleans insects from foliage and sings in hoarse phrases."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Breeding males have brilliant red bodies with contrasting black wings and tails."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 7 and 7 letters, word by word.",
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            "lens": "7,7"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "r"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 79,
      "answer": "american woodcock",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Over alder thickets and thawing pastures, damp March twilight settles beside a muddy meadow."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "On early spring evenings, observers wait quietly beside brushy old fields."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "k"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This forest-dwelling shorebird probes moist soil with its long bill, feeding largely on earthworms."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "a"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This plump, leaf-patterned bird has eyes set high on its head and a long flexible-tipped bill."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 80,
      "answer": "harpy eagle",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Heavy tropical rain drips from broad epiphyte leaves high in a steaming lowland jungle."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "h"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Guides scanning emergent canopy trees search for a massive stick platform high overhead."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This treetop predator ambushes sloths, monkeys, and other vertebrates in tropical forests."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 5 and 5 letters, word by word.",
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            "lens": "5,5"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This enormous rainforest raptor has a divided dark crest, pale facial disc, and massive talons."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 81,
      "answer": "eurasian hoopoe",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Warm afternoon light settles across terraced vineyards and winding rural lanes."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Spring travelers around the Mediterranean search open lawns and olive groves for this ground walker."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Nesting females and chicks can repel predators with foul-smelling gland secretions."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "e"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 8 and 6 letters, word by word.",
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            "lens": "8,6"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "An erectile cinnamon crest, barred wings, and a downcurved bill identify this ground-feeding insect eater."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 82,
      "answer": "purple martin",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Morning mist rises from a farm pond while breezes stir the open pasture."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Rural hosts across the continent's east watch open yards near water for these spring migrants."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 6 and 6 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "6,6"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Colonies use hanging gourds and apartment boxes, while southwestern populations occupy woodpecker holes in cacti."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "n"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Adult males of this large swallow have glossy blue-black plumage and rich, throaty calls."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 83,
      "answer": "american avocet",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Across a wide prairie basin, wind ripples the surface of a shallow marsh."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Watchers scan Great Basin alkali marshes in summer and coastal Texas mudflats in winter."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "a"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "It sweeps its bill sideways through shallow water to capture aquatic invertebrates."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 8 and 6 letters, word by word.",
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            "lens": "8,6"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "A slender upturned bill, bluish legs, rusty breeding head, and pied body identify this shorebird."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 84,
      "answer": "common nighthawk",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Above warm summer pavement, twilight gathers after a long day."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Summer observers across the continent watch evening skies near glowing stadium lights."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Females place mottled eggs on bare ground or flat rooftops without constructing a nest."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 6 and 9 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "6,9"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "c"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "White wing patches and booming male courtship dives identify this cryptic, long-winged aerial insect eater."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 85,
      "answer": "common grackle",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Freshly mowed suburban lawns and harvested cornfields stretch toward a row of pines."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Flocks gather at feeders and town parks across the continent east of the Rockies."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 6 and 7 letters, word by word.",
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        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Males puff their feathers on high perches while delivering harsh, metallic squeaks."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "c"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Pale yellow eyes, iridescent plumage, and a keel-shaped tail identify this lanky blackbird."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 86,
      "answer": "atlantic puffin",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Cold ocean swells roll past steep offshore islands where salt spray meets rocky ledges."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Summer boat tours off Maine, Newfoundland, and Iceland approach rocky island colonies."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "a"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Adults use turf burrows and carry several small fish crosswise to their chicks."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This stocky pied alcid has a colorful triangular bill whose outer plates shed after breeding."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 8 and 6 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "8,6"
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 87,
      "answer": "california condor",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "High above dry canyon walls, afternoon currents drift past remote mountain ridges."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Watchers along Arizona canyon rims and southwestern coastal ranges scan high thermals for this scavenger."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Captive breeding restored wild populations, which remain threatened by lead from scavenged carcasses."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 10 and 6 letters, word by word.",
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            "lens": "10,6"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "A bare pinkish-orange head and white underwing patches identify this enormous New World vulture."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "r"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 88,
      "answer": "great auk",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Icy waves rolled past low granite ledges where cold currents met the northern sea."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Sailors crossing North Atlantic fishing grounds encountered breeding colonies on remote rocky islands."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Hunting for meat, bait, feathers, and specimens drove this seabird to extinction."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "g"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 5 and 3 letters, word by word.",
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            "lens": "5,3"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This tall flightless alcid stood upright and had a heavy grooved bill and white eye patches."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 89,
      "answer": "american crow",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Frost clings to bare orchard branches and stubble fields at daybreak in December."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 8 and 4 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "8,4"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Winter commuters across Canada and the United States watch flocks streaming toward evening roosts."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Young from previous broods sometimes help their parents defend territories and mob roosting predators."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This glossy black corvid has a squared tail, smooth throat feathers, and a familiar caw."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "a"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 90,
      "answer": "killdeer",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Midday sun bakes the short grass of a country pasture beside a dusty lane."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Visitors across the continent encounter this upland shorebird on golf courses, pastures, and gravel roadsides."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Adults may feign a broken wing to draw predators away from their ground scrape."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Two black breast bands, a rufous rump, and ringing calls identify this upland plover."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 8 letters.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "8"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "r"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 91,
      "answer": "chimney swift",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Dusk gathers above old downtown rooftops as streetlights flicker on along the square."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Autumn crowds in eastern towns watch swirling flocks descend into tall brick shafts."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "t"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Breeding adults snap twigs in flight and cement a half-cup nest to vertical walls with saliva."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "c"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Stiff, spiny tail feathers brace this sooty, bow-winged flyer, which chatters high overhead."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 92,
      "answer": "indigo bunting",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Summer heat hangs over a brambly clearing where woodland meets an overgrown pasture."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "i"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Walkers along eastern hedgerows and utility cuts spot summer males perched on wires."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Night migrants can orient using the apparent rotation of stars around the northern sky."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 6 and 7 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "6,7"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Brilliant blue breeding males, brown females, and repeated song phrases identify this brushland seed eater."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 93,
      "answer": "northern gannet",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Winter gales sweep spray across deep offshore swells as trawlers roll on the horizon."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Winter coastal watchers along the Carolinas and around Britain scan offshore waters for feeding flocks."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Air sacs beneath the skin cushion impacts during steep dives for schooling fish."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "t"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 8 and 6 letters, word by word.",
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            "lens": "8,6"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Black wingtips, a daggerlike bill, and a yellowish head identify this large white oceanic diver."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 94,
      "answer": "northern harrier",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Autumn wind bends tall cordgrass across open tidewater at low tide."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Birders from Canada to Texas watch this hunter cruise low over prairies and coastal wetlands."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 8 and 7 letters, word by word.",
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          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "A facial disk helps it hear hidden prey, while its nest rests on the ground."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "r"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "A white rump patch, raised wings, and gray adult males identify this slender wetland raptor."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 95,
      "answer": "kea",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "High mountain mist drifts through damp forested valleys toward steep boulder slopes."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Hikers and skiers on New Zealand's South Island guard their packs around alpine passes."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "k"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Inquisitive flocks pry at vehicles and outdoor gear, while pairs nest in sheltered ground cavities."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 3 letters.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "3"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Olive-green feathers, scarlet underwings, and a narrow curved bill identify this mountain parrot."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 96,
      "answer": "barn swallow",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Late spring breezes cross a blooming hayfield where livestock graze near a farm pond."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Rural residents across much of the Northern Hemisphere welcome these spring migrants to farmsteads and culverts."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Adults plaster an open cup of mud pellets and grass onto a sheltered support."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 4 and 7 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
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          }
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "b"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Long streamers, steel-blue upperparts, and a chestnut throat identify this agile aerial insect eater."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 97,
      "answer": "double crested cormorant",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Morning fog drifts across a calm river mouth as fishing skiffs leave the slip."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Anglers on continental lakes and coastal bays spot upright silhouettes along channel markers."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 6, 7, and 9 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "6,7,9"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "It dives for fish and often perches afterward with wings spread."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "d"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "An orange throat pouch, turquoise eyes, hooked bill, and paired breeding tufts identify this dark waterbird."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 98,
      "answer": "ivory billed woodpecker",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Filtered light fell through tall bottomland trees onto still backwaters after a spring flood."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Naturalists paddled remote southeastern river swamps and Cuban pine forests seeking this elusive resident."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "i"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "It peeled bark for beetle larvae as extensive old-growth forests disappeared through logging."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "A pale chisel-shaped beak, white wing patches, and a male's red crest marked this giant picid."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 5, 6, and 10 letters, word by word.",
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            "lens": "5,6,10"
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 99,
      "answer": "gray catbird",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Early dew clings to tangled vines and dense shrubbery along an old garden border."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Summer gardeners across the continent peer into dense brushy thickets for this furtive migrant."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Females often eject foreign eggs, while these birds eat insects and fruit."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 4 and 7 letters, word by word.",
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            "lens": "4,7"
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        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "A black cap, chestnut undertail patch, and nasal mewing call identify this slaty songbird."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "d"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 100,
      "answer": "black skimmer",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Evening tide slips into a glassy coastal lagoon behind a low barrier island."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Beachgoers along eastern and Gulf estuaries watch tight flocks resting on exposed sandbars."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Colonies use open beach scrapes and often feed by touch over calm twilight water."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "b"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 5 and 7 letters, word by word.",
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        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "A red-based bill with an elongated lower mandible cuts the surface to catch small fish."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 101,
      "answer": "merlin",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Along tidal flats, autumn wind bends salt-marsh sedges beneath drifting mist."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 6 letters.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "6"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Autumn shoreline watchers often spot one perched high on an exposed snag."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Breeding pairs often claim old corvid nests, and these hunters chase small birds in rapid flight."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This compact streaked falcon dashes low after prey and lacks a strongly marked facial stripe."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "m"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 102,
      "answer": "resplendent quetzal",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "High on a misty slope, condensation drips from epiphyte-draped cloud-forest branches."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Guides in Central American highlands scan fruiting canopy trees along trail edges at daybreak."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "From Chiapas to western Panama, it swallows avocado relatives and later regurgitates their large pits."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Males of this montane trogon have iridescent green plumage, a crimson belly, and long streaming feathers."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 11 and 7 letters, word by word.",
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        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "l"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 103,
      "answer": "dark eyed junco",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Before a chilly November day fully wakes, frost coats the wooden garden fence."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Winter backyard watchers across the continent see small flocks foraging beneath feeders."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "o"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Many breed in boreal or mountain forests, placing cup nests on or near the ground."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "d"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This winter sparrow usually has a pale pink bill and flashes white outer tail feathers."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 104,
      "answer": "harlequin duck",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Offshore winter swells roll landward and surge across jagged coastal boulders."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "h"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Observers scan northern stone jetties and kelp beds during rough midwinter tides."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Pairs leave coastal wintering areas and breed beside fast-flowing inland streams."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 9 and 4 letters, word by word.",
          "facts": {
            "lens": "9,4"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Males of this small diver have slate-blue plumage, chestnut flanks, and bold white facial markings."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 105,
      "answer": "bobolink",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Across the wide hayfield, June breezes ripple tall timothy stems before summer mowing."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Rural morning walkers spot it atop meadow stems beside wooden pasture posts."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "After nesting in northern grasslands, flocks migrate to wintering grounds in southern South America."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "k"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 8 letters.",
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          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Breeding males show black underparts, a pale nape, white shoulders, and bubbling songs."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 106,
      "answer": "magnificent frigatebird",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Where mangrove keys meet open water, warm trade winds climb above tropical lagoons."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Coastal anglers and boaters across Caribbean and Pacific harbors watch them riding high thermal currents."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 11 and 11 letters, word by word.",
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        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "It snatches prey near the surface and sometimes forces other seabirds to surrender food."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "d"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This dark tropical glider has angled wings, a forked tail, and a male's scarlet throat pouch."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 107,
      "answer": "eastern screech owl",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Beneath old orchard trees, twilight deepens while moths circle a warm porch light."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Dusk walkers in leafy suburbs and shaded parks check old tree cavities."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "e"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Across much of its range, adults occur in either reddish-brown or muted silvery plumage."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 7, 7, and 3 letters, word by word.",
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            "lens": "7,7,3"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This small tufted night raptor gives a descending whinny and a soft, quivering tremolo."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 108,
      "answer": "rainbow lorikeet",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "During a warm coastal afternoon, sweet scents drift from eucalyptus blossoms."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Australian park visitors and suburban gardeners see active flocks gathering in flowering street trees."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Its brush-tipped tongue gathers pollen and nectar from eucalyptus, banksia, and other blossoms."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 7 and 8 letters, word by word.",
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        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "r"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This Australian parrot has a blue head, orange-red breast, green wings, and coral bill."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 109,
      "answer": "common yellowthroat",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Beside a stagnant pond, morning dew clings to dense stands of marsh bulrush."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Spring marsh walkers pause where low tangles of willow and sedge meet water."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 6 and 12 letters, word by word.",
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            "lens": "6,12"
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        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This skulking wetland warbler often delivers a repeated, rolling phrase from low vegetation."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "c"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Breeding males have a bold bandit-like face pattern above a bright lemon bib."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 110,
      "answer": "bar tailed godwit",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "As the tide recedes, shallow water leaves ripples across vast estuarine mudflats."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Estuary watchers scan mixed flocks resting at shoreline roosts beside knots and curlews."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "b"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Some Alaskan tundra breeders fly nonstop across the Pacific to wintering grounds in New Zealand."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Breeding males of this large wader have brick-red underparts; both sexes have long, slightly upturned bills."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 3, 6, and 6 letters, word by word.",
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            "lens": "3,6,6"
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 111,
      "answer": "burrowing owl",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Over dry prairie turf, midday heat shimmers where short grasses meet dusty trails."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Ranchers and grassland birders across western plains spot them beside active prairie-dog colonies."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Pairs occupy mammal-dug tunnels and may scatter dung near entrances, attracting beetles."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 9 and 3 letters, word by word.",
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        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This small, long-legged raptor lacks ear tufts, has white eyebrows, and stands on dirt mounds."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "l"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 112,
      "answer": "kakapo",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Under a moonless canopy, damp fern fronds glisten in the cool midnight air."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Conservation workers on predator-free New Zealand islands monitor tagged birds along forested ridges."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Breeding often follows heavy fruit crops, while males excavate display bowls and boom after dark."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "k"
        },
        {
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          "text": "The name has 6 letters.",
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        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This rotund flightless nocturnal parrot has moss-green barred plumage and a whiskered facial disk."
        }
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    },
    {
      "n": 113,
      "answer": "swallow tailed kite",
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        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Above flooded cypress swamps, rising summer thermals stir moss on tall pines."
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        {
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        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Late-summer watchers along southeastern rivers see pre-migration flocks circling above open fields."
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        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "It nests in tall trees, migrates to South America, and plucks small prey from foliage."
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        {
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          "text": "This black-and-white raptor glides on pointed wings and steers with deeply forked rear feathers."
        },
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          "letter": "s"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "n": 114,
      "answer": "southern cassowary",
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          "type": "text",
          "text": "After a heavy tropical downpour, ripe figs drop onto damp rainforest leaf litter."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Drivers along Queensland and New Guinea forest roads slow near wildlife crossing signs."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "It disperses large seeds in droppings, while males incubate ground clutches and raise striped chicks."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This flightless ratite has a tall casque, vivid blue neck, red wattles, and daggerlike inner claws."
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      ]
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    {
      "n": 115,
      "answer": "barred owl",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "When evening settles over bottomland hardwoods, tupelo trunks stand reflected in still water."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Campers in mature continental river forests sometimes spot one perched midcanopy before nightfall."
        },
        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "l"
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        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Native to eastern woodlands, it has spread northwestward and sometimes hunts crayfish in wetlands."
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          "type": "text",
          "text": "This round-headed night raptor has dark eyes, lacks ear tufts, and often gives an eight-note hoot."
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      "n": 116,
      "answer": "great hornbill",
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        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Through towering monsoon forest canopies, morning mist drifts past ripening wild fig clusters."
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        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "g"
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        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Forest researchers in South and Southeast Asian reserves watch pairs visit tall fruiting trees."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The nesting female seals herself inside a high tree cavity, leaving a narrow feeding slit."
        },
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          "type": "text",
          "text": "The name has 5 and 8 letters, word by word.",
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        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This huge fruit eater has loudly beating wings and a massive yellow casque-topped beak."
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    {
      "n": 117,
      "answer": "golden eagle",
      "clues": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Up sheer canyon walls, brisk thermals sweep past sagebrush slopes and rocky ridges."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Autumn ridge counters at Northern Hemisphere lookouts track migrants gliding along windward mountain crests."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Pairs build large cliff or tree nests, and hunt medium-sized mammals across open country."
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        {
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        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This huge dark-brown raptor has tawny nape feathers and legs feathered to the toes."
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    {
      "n": 118,
      "answer": "greater bird of paradise",
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        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "After an equatorial shower, warm rays filter through dense lowland jungle vines."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Local guides in the Aru Islands and New Guinea lead dawn trekkers toward tall emergent trees."
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        {
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          "text": "The name has 7, 4, 2, and 8 letters, word by word.",
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        {
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          "text": "Courting males gather at canopy display sites, clear perches, and hold dramatic poses."
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        {
          "type": "last",
          "letter": "e"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Courting males of this maroon-brown species display yellow flank plumes, trailing wires, and emerald throats."
        }
      ]
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    {
      "n": 119,
      "answer": "bee hummingbird",
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          "type": "text",
          "text": "In a sheltered limestone valley, morning warmth touches tangled vines and opening blossoms."
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        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Cuban swamp and garden visitors watch sunlit flowers beside coastal thickets in spring."
        },
        {
          "type": "first",
          "letter": "b"
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        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Females weave tiny cups from plant fibers, cobwebs, and lichens, then lay two minute eggs."
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        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "The world's smallest living bird feeds on nectar; breeding males have iridescent red heads."
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    },
    {
      "n": 120,
      "answer": "budgerigar",
      "clues": [
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          "type": "text",
          "text": "Following a sudden desert shower, shallow clay pans fill across dry inland scrublands."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Outback travelers at Australian cattle bores see dense flocks along eucalyptus-lined creek beds."
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Nomadic wild flocks follow rainfall, eat grass seeds, and breed in tree cavities."
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        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "This small green-and-yellow Australian parrot has dark scalloped markings across its back and wings."
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}