APPENDIX D 



BIRDS 



In the course of our stay in Tajin, it turned out 

 that Mr. Palerm was obtaining from Modesto 

 Gonzalez a good many isolated observations con- 

 cerning local birds. Accordingly, a simple out- 

 line was prepared, and the two worked more or 

 less systematically over a period of several days, 

 the result being the list of birds which appears 

 below. 



It makes no pretense at completeness, but most 

 of the common birds in the Tajin region appear to 

 be included, as well as the vampire bat. Data are 

 based on the informant's statements, with occa- 

 sional supplementary comments from other indi- 

 viduals. For the sake of brevity, the original 

 wording has been condensed in the course of 

 translation. 



The various birds are arranged in alphabetical 

 order, under common Spanish name, and num- 

 bered. In one case (No. 17), the Spanish name 

 is unknown. 



Information is given according to the following 

 key: a, Totonac name; &, translation; c, aspect; 

 d, call ; e, habits ; /, food ; g, how hunted ; A, utility ; 

 i, beliefs ; ;', suggested identification. Omission of 

 a letter indicates that we have no corresponding 

 data. For entries under j, we are indebted to Dr. 

 Starker Leopold, who read a first draft of the 

 appendix and, on the basis of the descriptions, was 

 kind enough to suggest a number of identifications. 



Data concerning hunting and utility are sum- 

 marized in table 21. In several instances (Nos. 

 12, 25, 27, 28) , the bird is edible, but the informant 

 has stated merely that the meat is smoked. Ordi- 

 narily, smoking is no more than a preservative 

 measure, preliminary to further preparation. As 

 a consequence, the table indicates that we do not 

 know the final form in which the meat of these 

 particular birds is served. 



Table 21. — Local birds 





Name 



Manner of 



Hunted for— 





hunting 



Various reasons 



Food 



No. 



T3 



03 



n 



3 



a 

 o 



fi 

 3 



o 



ja 





<D 



a. 

 >> 



o 



03 



© 



a 



"o 



'■3 



o 



o 



'bfl 



"oj 

 S3 

 O 



o 



is 





tfi 

 'S 



03 



o 



2 



o 

 to 



03 



o 

 2 



1 







X 

 X 







X 

















X 



? 















X 









3 



Calandria 



X 







X 













V 



4 



X 



X 

 X 











X 



X 



X 







5 



"x" 



X 

 X 









X 





fi 



















X 



7 









X 















8 



Clarin 



Codorniz 



X 



X 























q 

























in 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 



X 



X 

 X 











X 











11 







— - 



X 











X 

 X 





i? 



















13 







— 



X 

 X 















y 



14 





















V 



15 



Oolondrina 



X 



















ifi 



X 











X 











y 



17 



liquaX 



X 





















18 





X 



















X 





19 























X 



?n 



Pdjaro alegrdn. 

 Pdjaro cardi- 

 nal 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

























21 

























22 



Pdjaro carpin- 

























23 



Pdjaro de ve- 

 rano 

























?4 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 



X 











X 



X 



X 







?5 











X 





X 





26 







X 









X 



X 



X 





?7 









X 







X 

 X 





?R 























■>9 



Pizcuyu (sic). 



Primavera 



Quebranta 



hveso3 



Sinsonte 



Tapacamino.. 



X 

 X 



X 

 X 



X 





















3D 









X 

















31 























3? 

























31 

























34 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 











X 

 X 











V 



Rfi 



Tecolotillo 





















y 



3fi 















X 

 X 

 X 



— - 



X 







37 



Tordo 





"x" 



X 



X 













38 



Tortolila .. 











X 

 X 



X 

 X 



— 





39 

















40 







X 











y 



41 









X 















4? 



Zopilote rey... 



X 











































1. Aguililla. 



a. qua'ja aksupin. 



o. aksupm, with crest; to differentiate from qua^ifi 

 (gaviUin, No. 14). 



c. Size of zopilote (No. 41) ; looks like a gavil&n (No. 

 13), but crest and plumage same color: brown, shot with 

 white. 



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