"Zopilote" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... is the "royal zopilote" (Sarcoramphus papa of ornithologists). Drs Seler and Brinton agree in the supposition that the Zapotec name is derived from balloo, "the raven or crow." Dr Seler says that the Quiche-Cakchiquel word ahmak seems to signify the vulture, ...
— Day Symbols of the Maya Year • Cyrus Thomas |
