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Meaning of quiscalus by Danilo Enrique Noreña Benítez





Danilo Enrique Noreña Benítez

quiscalus
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It is the name of a genus of birds very common in the Caribbean, Central and South America. They are usually called zanates, clarineros, tordos, changas, machangas, chinchilines. They belong to the family Icteriidae . They are also often called hashish or mozambican. There is still serious discussion among several authors about its meaning: some say it comes from quisquilla (i.e. insignificant dispute) or from Quisqueya, which was the ancient name that the Caribbeans gave to the present territory of the Dominican Republic.

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