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d. ku§ ku§. 



e. Current throughout the year; found in monte. 



f. Poultry, birds. 



g. Shotgun ; to prevent preying upon domestic fowl. 

 h. None. 



i. Its call announces a sunny day. 



j. Probably crested eagle (Spizaetus sp.). 



2. Boberos. 



a. smailtuna-&o?>os. 



b. sniastuna : "to open, permitting emergence" ; bobos : 

 a river fish. Free translation : open to let bobos emerge, 

 because appearance of bird and fish coincident. 



c. Size of hawk (No. 13 or No. 14) ; chocolate-colored 

 plumage. 



d. None. 



e. Bird of passage, seen only in flocks. First appears 

 in November, sometimes in December. Roosts on trees 

 at night. 



f. Fish. 



g. Shotgun, while roosting. 



h. Edible; strong fish flavor. Smoked and served also 

 as stew (huatape) . 



j. Probably cormorant (Phalacrocorax olivaceus) ; pos- 

 sibly water turkey (Anhinga anhinga). 



3. Calandria. 

 a. suk'eaX. 



c. Size of tortolita (No. 38) ; black plumage, yellow 

 breast. 



d. Sings sweetly in early morning. 



e. Current "everywhere," throughout the year ; baglike 

 nest hangs from trees. 



f. Seeds and worms. 



g. h. Not hunted. Sometimes young birds taken from 

 nests, kept as pet songbirds, but do not grow. 



j. Oriole (Icterus sp.). 



4. Chachalaca. 

 a. spat&. 



c. Size of papdn (No 25) ; brown plumage, white-tipped 

 tail. 



d. wil'pata,. 



e. Current throughout the year ; found in monte. 



f. Vanilla blossoms; palo bianco seeds (Appendix C, 

 No. 342). 



g. Shotgun. 



h. Edible. Tasty; chicken flavor; in broth, stew (hua- 

 tape), or with mole sauce. Eggs sometimes collected, 

 hatched by domestic hen ; birds usually escape when able 

 to fly, therefore sometimes eaten while still young. 



j. Ortalis vetula. 



5. CMnchere. 



a. lek?§ii kok?CiliX. 



b. lek'Su, means small, to differentiate from the pdjaro 

 carpintero (No. 22). According to one informant there 

 are two kinds of che'nchere: akclli, which is small; 

 kokclli, large with red crest. 



c. Size of small dove (No. 38) ; mottled, with red head. 

 Long feet and nails ; no tail or crest. Another informant 

 describes bird as having white "neckerchief." 



d. kok'clliX. 



e. Current throughout the year, near cornfields. 



/. Dry and green corn, wild chili, beans, etc. 

 g. Shotgun. 



h. Edible, but usually killed because a milpa pest. 

 i. One informant says this bird pecks hard and con- 

 tinuously when it is going to rain. 



6. Cholinche. 

 a. spitu. 



c. Size of small dove (No. 38) ; black plumage. 



d. Jose", Josi. 



e. Current throughout the year, in monte. 



f. Chili, sprouting corn seeds, dry maize. 



g. Traps, shotgun. 



h. Inedible. Hunted because a crop pest. 



7. Chuparrosa. 

 a. jun'. 



c. Size of pdjaro alegrdn (No. 20) ; no tail; long, thin 

 bill ; dark gray plumage. One informant describes the 

 bird as small, green. 



d. Sings sweetly. 



c. Current "everywhere," throughout the year. 



/. Nectar from flowers ; blossoms (sic) of orange, man- 

 zanita, and liliake de venado (both latter unidentified). 

 When these foods out of season, "the bird endures 

 hunger." 



h. Medicinal ; smoked and eaten as a cure for alferesla 

 (unidentified illness). The eggs, taken raw, are said to 

 cure heart pains, but must be eaten on Fridays only. 



j. Hummingbird (may be one of 10 species). 



8. Clarin. 



a. kiX^alanks. 



b. Sonorous mouth (boca que suena). 



c. Size of small dove (No. 38). 



d. Bell-like; sings only in May. 



e. Not plentiful. 

 g. Not hunted. 



;'. Thrush (Myadestes unicolor [?]). 



9. Codorniz. 



a. akc?kuko. 



c. Size of paloma (No. 24). 



d. Whistles, saying; cac" 'panklus. 



e. Current throughout the year, in hilly terrain. 



f. Worms, fruit. 



g. Not hunted. 



i. Cry said to mean "foot of the cross" in Totonac, "be- 

 cause they are going to crucify Our Lord." As an after- 

 thoiight, informant uncertain the codorniz sings thus. 



/. Quail (probably one of the wood quails such as Dac- 

 tylortyx thoracicus). 



10. Coquito. 

 a. kokos. 



c. Smaller than dove (No. 38) ; chocolate-colored plum 

 age. 



d. ko ko ko. 



e. Current throughout the year, close to cornfields. 



f. Corn, chili, espino bianco seeds (Appendix C, No. 62). 



g. Traps, shotgun. 



h. Edible in broth, or smoked (presumably preliminary 

 to further preparation). 



