| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| CRAKES | Birds of the rail family. |
| ralliform | of the rail family of birds |
| gallinule | any of various aquatic birds of the rail family |
| gallinules | GALLINULE, any of various aquatic birds of the rail family |
| waterhen | any of various birds (as a coot or gallinule) of the rail family |
| coot | any of various slaty-black birds (genus Fulica) of the rail family that somewhat resemble ducks and have lobed toes and the upper mandible prolonged on the forehead as a horny frontal shield |
