Monuntain Trogon, a bird (see Hunn, attestations)
TZINITZCAN TŌTŌ-TL/TEŌ-TZINITZCAN, Mountain Trogon, Trogon mexicanus) [FC: 20 Tzinitzcan tototl: teutzinitzcã]: “It lives in the water. Its feathers are black, dark. And for this reason is it called teotzinitzcan {tzinitzcan names feathers considered especially precious, that resemble the glistening green crest feathers and/or the chili-red feathers of the breast of the Resplendent Quetzal}: on its breast and its underwing it is varicolored, half black, half green. It is glistening green, resplendent.” Martin del Campo identified this as one of several Central Mexican red-bellied trogons, of which the “Mexican Trogon” (now known as the Mountain Trogon) is perhaps the trogon best known to the Aztecs. However, the Elegant Trogon (T. elegans) and the Collared Trogon (T. collaris) might be included. The reference to “living in the water” makes no sense in any case and may be an error.
the mountain trogon, a type of bird with green feathers (late sixteenth century, Tetzcoco?)
tzinitzcan (noun) = a bird, Trogon Mexicannus