A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

HERON

Sun, 10 Mar '24
Crane lookalike
Fri, 26 Jan '24
The "handsaw" in Hamlet's "I know a hawk from a handsaw"
Sun, 7 Jan '24
Bittern, e.g.
Fri, 27 Oct '23
Bird whose largest species is called the Goliath
Sun, 3 Jul '22
Animal aptly found in "feather one's nest"