APPENDIX B. 



Native Guianan Names of Birds. 

 Great Blue Tinamou — Maam. 

 Little Tinamou — Little Maam. 

 Curassow — Powis. 

 Guan — Maroodi. 

 Guiana Quail — Duraquara. 

 Chachalaca — Hanaqua. 

 Hoatzin — Canjc Pheasant. 

 Purple Galiinule — Coot. 

 Guiana Wood Rail — Killicow. 

 Spur- winged Jacana — Spur-wing. 

 Skimmer — Scissor-bill. 

 Sun Bittern — Sun-bird. 

 Trumpeter — Warracabra. 

 Scarlet Ibis — Curri-curri. 

 Jabiru — Negrocop. 

 Wood Ibis — Nigger Head. 

 Tiger Bittern — Tiger-bird. 

 Herons — Chow or Shypook. 

 Cocoi Heron — Crane. 

 Horned Screamer — Mohuca. 

 Gray-necked Tree-duck — Vicissi. 

 Snake-bird — Ducklar. 

 Black Vulture — Carrion Crow. 

 Orange-headed Vulture — Governor Carrion Crow. 

 Caracara — Hen Hawk. 

 Owls — Night Owl. 

 Spectrum Parrakeet — Kissi-kissi. 

 Motmot — Hutu. 

 Hummingbirds — Doctor-birds. 

 Four-winged Cuckoo — Wife-sick. 

 Great Ani — Jumby-bird. 

 Smooth-billed Ani — Old Witch. 

 Toucan — Bill-bird. 



Checked Ant-thrush — Dominique or Check-bird. 

 Cinnamon Spinetail — Rootie. 



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