More regarding "wa"

[Koontz John E]

On Fri, 9 Jan 2004, Jan Ullrich wrote:
> wa?phagica = yellow-headed blackbird
> wa- pha (head) gi (yellow/brown) ka (such)

Assuming that what I see as ? is an accent mark, then I suspect this is
wa-a-pha-gi-ka, with a 'on'.

> wagle?kshuN = wild turkey
> wa- glega (stripped) shuN (tail feathers)

Not glex?

> wasna?snaheca = kingbird
> ??

Perhaps onomatopoeic?  Especially given =hec^a 'be such a one'.  I'll see
if I can locate the call.