After identifying each of the characters, solvers may notice that the character names are one letter away from bird names:
| Character | Bird | New Letter | Old Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinch | Finch | F | P |
| Hoople | Hoopoe | O | L |
| Aillet | Willet | W | A |
| Yark | Lark | L | Y |
Reading the new letters and then old letters in order, solvers obtain the answer FOWL PLAY.