Birds

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      a�nohe hawk
      he'heeno blackbird
      h�na'e goose; hen�'e geese
      hetan�kok�h��xa rooster
      hon�xeaso meadowlark (alternate pronunciation: hen�xeaso)
      hove'�e snipe
      k�'kon�h�'e woodpecker
      kok�h�axa chicken
      koohk�va'e quail/bobwhite (obsolescing)
      ma'�eeon�he robin
      ma'x�he'ne turkey
      matsen�stse kingfisher
      m�s�'ke swallow
      m�staa'e owl (also means 'boogeyman'; 'owl' is often pronounced v�'k�s�hem�staa'e)
      m�stahke screech owl (or small owl
      mo'e'ha magpie
      mo'�ht�v�en�v�'�h�aseo'o sagehens
      netse eagle
      �kohke crow
      pe'e nighthawk
      ��'�e duck
      t�htaenotov�he killdeer
      t�'�s�hev�'s�he, or t�'�sevoton�he pheasant
      v�'k�h��so prairie chicken; v�'�h�aseo'o prairie chickens
      v�'ee'e flicker (obsolescent for many speakers)
      v�'k�s�hem�staa'e owl (literally, 'bird-spook')
      v�'k�so bird (also pronounced as v�'k�se); v�'k�seho birds
      v�axaa'e bald eagle
      v�o'kooma redheaded woodpecker (identification of bird is uncertain)

      Other bird words

      �ame'ha It's flying.
      m�nevata young bird
      m�nev�t�hesono nestlings


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