| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| OWLS | Night birds | |
| NOCTURNAL | Having a habit of seeking food or moving about at night; as, nocturnal birds and insects. | |
| LOWBELL | A bell used in fowling at night, to frighten birds, and, with a sudden light, to make them fly into a net. | |
| BATFOWLING | A mode of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost. The birds, flying to the light, are caught with nets or otherwise. | |
| GOATSUCKER | ...goat-milker, goat owl, goat chaffer, fern owl, night hawk, nightjar, night churr, churr-owl, gnat hawk, and dorhawk. ... | |
| GALLINULE | ...ed moor hen, water hen, water rail, moor coot, night bird, and erroneously dabchick. Closely related to it is the Florida gallinule (Gallinula g... | |