Re: hoopoe

From: Brian M. Scott
Message: 55648
Date: 2008-03-22

At 7:59:00 PM on Friday, March 21, 2008, Rick McCallister
wrote:

> DRAE has abubilla. (Del lat. *upupella, dim. de
> upÅ­pa).
> Given the English name, I'm guessing this bird has a
> call that sounds like it name. Is that true?

Yes, according to the references that I've checked. And
Arnaud's <u:pupa> is VLat.; CLat. is <upupa>.

Brian

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