Great Tinamou, a bird (see Hunn, attestations)
ĪXMĀTLA-TŌTŌ-TL, literally, “brave/gallant bird,” Great Tinamou (Tinamus major) [FC: 26 Ixmatlatototl] “Its home is in the forest. It lives there in Anahuac. It is called ixmatlatototl because [its song] is almost like our own speech. When it sings, it says campauee, as if it imitated those who live there…. Its bill is silvery. Its head, its breast, its back, [and] its tail are completely ashen; its feet are ashen.” The habitat, range, vocalizations and the fact that it is hunted for food suggest the Great Tinamou. If we knew the native languages of these provinces, we might better appreciate the onomatopoesia.