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Lesson's Marmot, a bird (see Hunn, attestations)
XIUH-QUECHŌL/XIUH-QUECHŌL-LI, Lesson’s Motmot (Momota lessonii) [FC: 20 Xiuhquechol] “Its feathers are herb-green; its wings and tail are blue. It lives in Anahuac.” Martin del Campo identified this as the Lesson’s Motmot. A recent taxonomic split raises the possibility that this might also include the Blue-capped Motmot (Momotus coeruliceps). Though the description is brief, this is a reasonable interpretation. I’m uncertain as to the extent of “Anahuac,” so can’t determine the range more clearly. These two motmot species are common on the Atlantic slope.
xiuhquecholli = cotinga bird (momotus lessoni goldmani)
a ca xiuhquechol tzinitzcan tlauhquechol oncan oncuica tlahtoa ya = There! The turquoise swan, the trogon, the roseate swan is singing, warbling, happy with these flowers. (ca. 1582, central Mexico)