Dictionary Entry [entry ID #945] (related entries)
ło:q'-ya:n • bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) [literally, fish-eater] • compound noun • Semantic domain: birds
'isking-mina:k'iwilda:l hairy woodpecker (Dendrocopos villosus)
'isq'o:ts'-yiditile finch (Carpodacus purpureus, Purple Finch)
ch'ahli-ya:n a type of fish hawk
chwe:qah robin redbreast (Turdus migratorius)
chwun'-yołtul towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus, Rufous-sided Towhee)
da'kya:w oriole (Icterus cucullatus, Hooded Oriole; I. galbula, Northern Oriole)
da:ch'ahdi-ya:n fish hawk (Pandion haliaetus, Osprey)
da:ch'aht-xa:yiłtiwh eagle (probably second name for ło:q'-ya:n)
dich' valley quail (Lophortyx californicus, California Quail)
dinday-michwo Indian Devil bird
diq'a:n-tah-k'iya:wh-kyoh grosbeak, finch (Pheucticus melanocephalus, Black-headed Grosbeak)
diwh-kyoh grouse (Dendragapus obscurus, Blue Grouse)
dondol-kyoh a large ocean bird (perhaps a pelican)
ga:chwung' raven
je:nah-na:lah second name for kingbird
k'ich'il' feathers
k'iłdik'-kyoh large red-headed (pileated) woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
k'intiyo:di-ch pigmy owl (Glaucidium)
k'ist'ay'-chwing jay, bluejay (Cyanocitta stelleri, Steller's jay)
k'ist'ay'-kyoh Clark crow (Nucifraga columbiana, Clark's Nutcracker)
k'ist'ay'-mili-ch small bird hawk (Accipiter cooperii, Cooper's Hawk)
k'itsa:y large bird hawk, red hawk (Buteo jamaicensis, Red-tailed Hawk)
k'iwiłda'ułchwin crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos, Common Crow)
k'iwiłda'ułchwin-kyoh raven (Corvus corax)
k'iya:wh bird (general term)
k'iya:wh-nayniłwul large speckled hawk (Falco mexicanus, Prairie Falcon)
k'iyuch-łitsow bluebird (Sialia mexicana, Western Bluebird)
kila:gyah small woodpecker, California woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus, Acorn Woodpecker)
king-k'idiłtsay' sapsucker, smallest woodpecker (Sphyrapicus varius, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker)
kyułne swamp robin, timber robin, thrush (Ixoreus naevius, Varied Thrush)
łehq'onch-yiditile goose (Anser sp.)
ło'ya:wh-yiditile duck (sp.)
ło:q'-chwo "mockingbird" or "nightingale", chat (Icteria virens, Yellow-breasted Chat)
ło:q'i-ya:n fish hawk (general term)
ło:q'-ya:n
ma:yo mourning dove (Zenaida macroura)
michwe:xin'-q'eh-yixolwhin meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta, Western Meadowlark)
mida'-mina:xo:lwhin snowbird, junco (Junco hyemalis, Dark-eyed Junco)
mida'-nite:l duck (general term)
mida:n'-sa'a:n timber owl (Strix occidentalis, Spotted Owl)
mije:w'xole:n-k'idiłq'its' nuthatch, titmouse (Sitta carolinensis, White-breasted Nuthatch; S. canadensis, Red-breasted Nuthatch; Parus inornatus, Plain Titmouse)
mik'iqots'e'-ma:'a' blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus, Brewer's Blackbird)
minchwiwh-mil yellowhammer, flicker (Colaptes auratus, Common Flicker)
minilohts hoot owl, smallest owl
mining'-me:q'e' screech owl (Otus asio)
mining'-q'it-nuk'iłut' turkey; turkey's wattles
miq'os-łitsow mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
misah-niłchwin turkey vulture, buzzard (Cathartes aura)
misgilo medium-sized owl (Bubo virginianus, Great Horned Owl)
mits'isge:' its (e.g. duck's) fine feathers, down
miwe:whe' its (bird's, chicken's) egg
na:k'ine mountain quail (Oreortyx pictus)
na:t'awe duck (older term, now archaic)
na:t'awe:-łiqay diving duck (Mergus (sp.), Merganser)
na:t'awe:-sowolts ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis, North American Ruddy Duck)
na:xolts'a' a variety of small bird
nisking-mina:k'iwiltsil nuthatch, titmouse (Sitta carolinensis, White-breasted Nuthatch; S. canadensis, Red-breasted Nuthatch; Parus inornatus, Plain Titmouse)
nisking-mina:t-ch'iwiltong'il sapsucker (Redwood dialect)
q'o:so:s hummingbird (Selasphorus sp.)
t'e'-diydiłkyo:s wren
ta:dehch small bird hawk, sparrow hawk (Falco sparverius, American Kestrel)
tehch'iliw diving duck
tehk'ixis kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon, Belted Kingfisher)
tehk'ixołqowh-kyoh pelican (Pelecanus)
tesjehch swallow (Hirundo rustica, Barn Swallow)
tintah-ningxa't'e:n largest owl
tintah-xixe:x chickadee, bushtit (Parus gambeli, Mountain Chickadee; P. rufescens, Chestnut-backed Chickadee; and Psaltriparus minimus, Bushtit)
tismil large (black or golden) eagle (Aquila chrysætos, Golden Eagle)
tł'o:q'-da'kya:w kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis, Western Kingbird)
to:mine:-k'iya:whe' seagull (Larus sp.)
ts'e:y-mitah-xona:da'a' common jaybird (Aphelocoma coerulescens, Scrub Jay)
tse:-q'e:t' a small black bird, the size of a robin (apparently Cinclus mexicanus, Water Ouzel or Dipper)
tse:y-mitahxw-na:da'a' jay, bluejay
xa:yont pigeon (Columba fasciata, Band-tailed Pigeon)
xahłt'iwhge bird of some kind
xahslin-taw "crane", heron (Ardea herodias, Great Blue Heron)
xołidi-k'idiłchwe pheasant, ruffled grouse (Bonasa umbellus)
xonsił-chwiw another name for the mourning dove
yida:ch'in-k'itidmut' Lewis woodpecker (Asyndesmus lewis)
yiduq-dahwinłuł a second name for the jay, bluejay
yiniw-na:lto'n a mythical bird with spikey wings
ło:q'-ya:n • bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) [literally, fish-eater] • compound noun • Semantic domain: birds