The words below are the first or last three letters, in consecutive order, of the names of common six-letter birds. Can you identify the birds?

1. BUD 

2. CAN

3. CON

4. CUR

5. FIN

6. KEY

7. OLE

8. PIE

9. USE 

10. Can you think of a bird whose first and last three letters are common words?

Answers:

 

1. BUDGIE

2. CANARY

3. CONDOR or FALCON

4. CURLEW

5. PUFFIN

6. TURKEY

7. ORIOLE

8. MAGPIE

9. GROUSE

10. PIGEON