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31d. Reddish-brown bird I can’t allow to be wingless (6)
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There is probably a word that needs to removed.

For those who know the puzzle, my letters aren’t making much sense. No names are appearing.

Cloverjo. The definition is 'reddish-brown'. You need a short, common in crosswords, bird, then a short word in the clue, then the usual 'wingless' of the word 'can't'.

For the names … I'd never heard of the middle one! The last one was the easiest to spot, having some distinctive letters...

Thanks, malone.

You're welcome, cloverjo. Hope it helps.

I had my extra and missing letters mixed up so that’s why my names didn’t make any sense. Got the names now. Thanks.

Thanks, Cloverjo. I initially felt quite daunted at the thought of getting all the names - a lot of clues, a lot of letters needed, from different means....

I took a leap of faith with this when I correctly guessed from letters I had in what the opening of the quotation was. That gave me the first name and reading about that person led me to the remaining two. Like you Malone I had never heard of the second.