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Blue-black Grassquit*
Volatinia jacarina
(L 4" Wt 0.33 oz)
Small bird...often displays
jumping behavior.
*
aka Jacarina Finch
South of Guayaquil
12Feb2013
Volatinia
is Latin for
flying;
jacarina
is Tupi for
someone who
jumps up and down.
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© David L
Ross,
Macaulay
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