hoary spoonbill

[John F. Schwaller]

David Wright asked:
>
>
> 1. Could the flamingo identification of the word quecholli come from the
> fact that Spaniards of the early colonial period called the roseate
> spoonbill "ave flamenca"? (The only documented case of this that I have is
> the Torquemada quote.)
>
>


The identification is quite common, i know in modern times, and I would
suppose earlier too.  Throughout the Gulf and Caribbean the Roseate
Spoonbill was commonly called a Flamingo.  My wife and I are amateur bird
watchers and lived in Florida for 14 years.  Spoonbills are always called
Flamingos by locals, until you actually see a Flamingo.  They are both
brilliant pink, but structurally quite different.


-- 
John F. Schwaller
President,
SUNY Potsdam
44 Pierrepont Ave.
Potsdam, NY  13676
schwallr at potsdam.edu


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