| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| ARA | Blackbird | |
| OUSEL | A blackbird | |
| OXBITER | The cow blackbird. | |
| WOOFELL | The European blackbird. | |
| MERLE | The European blackbird. See Blackbird. | |
| BOAT-TAIL | A large grackle or blackbird (Quiscalus major), found in the Southern United States. | |
| GRACKLE | One of several American blackbirds, of the family Icteridae; as, the rusty grackle (Scolecophagus Carolinus); the boat-tailed grackle (see Boat... | |
| COWBIRD | The cow blackbird (Molothrus ater), an American starling. Like the European cuckoo, it builds no nest, but lays its eggs in the nests of other ... | |
| BLACKBIRD | ...a singing bird with a fin note; the merle. In America the name is given to several birds, as the Quiscalus versicolor, or crow blackbird; the ... | |
| REDWING | ...th orange, on each wing. Called also redwinged blackbird, red-winged troupial, marsh blackbird, and swamp blackbird. ... | |
| WHISTLE | ...histle of a boy, or of a boatswain's pipe; the blackbird's mellow whistle. ... | |