ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TROUPIAL
From French troupiale, from troupe flock; referring to its gregarious habits.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TROUPIAL»
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Field Guide to the Songbirds of South America: The Passerines
Venezuelan Troupial icterus icterus* PLAte 118(8) 23–23.5 cm (9–91/4′′).
Now local (numbers re- duced by cagebird trapping) in arid scrub and deciduous
woodland and savannas in n. Venezuela and n. Colombia. Mostly below 500 m.
Robert S. Ridgely, Guy Tudor,
2009
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Troupial (Turpial in Spanish), Icterus icterus is the national bird of Venezuela and one of about 25 or so species of "New World Orioles.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn,
2012
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Antbirds and Ovenbirds: Their Lives and Homes
The lowest ofall was chosen as asleeping roomby thefemale Troupial, who
repeatedly repelled attempts of herpartner to shareit with her. He sleptinthe next
lowest. Gradually the invaders pulled sticks from azone around themiddle of the
nest, ...
Alexander F. Skutch,
2010
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Music in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Encyclopedic ...
And Chuchubi says to Troupial: "I'll wake you up early in the morning to go and
eat before Prikichi comes." Now, Chuchubi is jealous, too; Chuchubi went to eat
before he came to wake up Troupial. He went to eat. When he came, he made as
if ...
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The American Naturalist
Among the troupials, the hooded troupial ( Icterus cucullatus) and the Bullock's
troupial ( Icterus bullockii) are the most common around Tucson, and the only
ones whose nests I found. The hooded troupial builds a pensile nest composed ...
With the second ruler came access to the splendour of quetzal feathers ('but not
yet the long ones') and the glory of the gold and black troupial: 'when it spreads
its tail, then the yellow shows through. The black ones show splendour, radiate ...
AGELAINZE. MARSH'BLACKBIRDS. GENUS IV.1'—ICTERUS, Briss. HAN
GNEST. COMMON TROUPIAL. IcrnRUS VULGARIS, Daud. PLATE CCCCLXCIX-
Mm This handsome bird was first observed at Charleston, South Carolina, by my
son, ...
John James Audubon, F. R. S.,
1856
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Naturalised Birds of the World
ICTERIDAE (NEW WORLD BLACKBIRDS) Troupial Ictcrus icterus Natural Range
: N South America S to N Argentina; also Aruba and Curacao Is. Naturalised
Range.' North America: West Indies. South America: ?Isla de Itamaraca.
“Fly away, troupial,” I shout at the bird. “Hurry up and fly, or the Survivors will
come and take care of you.” The bird stays still, before the open door. “Aren't you
going to fly? You'll see, there are cats here.” The bird remains motionless. Have
his ...
Evelio Rosero Diago,
2009
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Treatise on the Heathen Superstitions that Today Live Among ...
Here I have come to lay down for you your troupial- courtyard,4 your troupial-
fence [i.e., the weir]; I have come to stretch it out for you. Inside of it you will be
happy; inside of it you will have pleasure; inside of it you will find a variety of
foods, ...
Hernando Ruiz de Alarcón, James Richard Andrews, Ross Hassig,
1987
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TROUPIAL»
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Letters: Do wind farms and smart meters represent the future of …
... in 1964, these countries nominated their national birds: Australia kookaburra; America bald eagle; Argentina hornero or rufous ovenbird; Venezuela troupial; ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
Let's Talk About Birds: Orioles
In the Wetlands exhibit at the National Aviary you can find the Venezuelan troupial, a larger look-alike South American counterpart of the Baltimore oriole. «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Apr 14»
MinnPost Asks: Oskar Eustis
I did "Johnny Appleseed" and "The Netting of the Troupial," which I think was in their '71-'72 season. I would have been 12 or 13. And that was really the first time ... «MinnPost.com, Jul 10»
Orioles arriving just behind baseball season
Orioles are in the Troupial family and are related to blackbirds, grackles, cowbirds, meadow larks and bobolinks. If you see what looks like a Baltimore with a ... «Columbia Daily Tribune, Mar 10»