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Dr. Siskin
also: Доктор Чиж, Doctor Chizh
A pun in "The Examination" turning on \emph{chizh} (Russian for "siskin," a small finch) doubling as a plausible surname; the riddle's answer to what bird graduated university.
Reading notes
- The Examination §22 Dr. Siskin
A pun turning on \emph{chizh} (Russian for "siskin," a small finch) doubling as a plausible-sounding Russian surname; the riddle asks what bird graduated university, and the answer is the pun itself.