STUMPERS CLXXIX
Credit: NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
December 17, 2006
Adam Cohen
Presented by Will Shortz

Put the names of two birds side by side with no space between them. Each bird's name is four letters long. The first bird is well-known. The second bird is related to the ostrich, but is more commonly found as the answer to a crossword puzzle clue. Move the first letter of the first bird's name to the end of the string to name a place where birds fly.

HINTS:
1. The first letter of the first bird's name is D
2. The first letter of the second bird's name is R.

Answers:

The birds' names are DOVE and RHEA:

DOVERHEA
OVERHEAD