Possible Clues:

• Pluck around swallow and head of tropical bird
• Bird I target and shoot finally in pieces
• Holding swallow tail in fist, pluck bird
• Singer stifled giggle, choking a note back
• Small songbird
• Black-capped bird
• Flyer's target destroyed by Italian
• Good laugh recalled about a bird
• Recall snigger, laughing ultimately about a bird
• Winger gets it on target, surprisingly