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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Björn Bergenholtz" data-source="post: 3612829" data-attributes="member: 113430">Sorry for your trouble, Laurent, and for any unneeded confusion, I should have noticed the difference between Tonantins vs Tocantins. Sloppy. I also, which I should have learned by know (sigh!), not have tried to make any attempts in trying to understand Latin .... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> It always ends up the same way, me getting it wrong. I will try to leave any future Latin words or phrases for you, or James, or others who do know how it works. You can expect a question or two!Either way: thanks for the Cuckoo ID! Thereby, to me, this far, it does look like those two birds did originate from opposite corners of Brazil, making the shared caixana even more of a mystery.Keep digging!BjörnPS. At least, as a bonus of this thread, we cracked the "Capsa Sparrow"!--</blockquote>