Winging over the Lakes

Need help solving this crossword? Learn more about the Magpie Goose as Professor Barry Mins studies kinds that may have been on the Ark.

Magpie Goose
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1. These birds are found in New ______ and Northern Australia.
2. This kind is made up of a ______ species.
3. It is common in its native _____.
4. Magpie Geese love _____.
5. It is distributed widely in waterways and ______ in its range.
6. It has been described as a living ______.
7. They are primarily _________ but will come out during the day at times.
8. This week's kind is the Magpie _____.
9. The _____ usually build the nests.
10. Nest building is begun about two ______ before the eggs are laid.
11. Often nine or ___ eggs are produced in the breeding season.
12. Sometimes females lay eggs in _____ that don't belong to them.
13. Eggs are _________ for approximately twenty-five days.

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