Canyon wren, Catherpes mexicanus. Also pronounced x̣alix̣áli. A bird that brings messages to snakes. Also taymúusya. So called because this bird sang a taunting song to rattlesnake, calling him pšná núšnu ‘shovel nose’ (Millstein 1990b). [WS yuulyúul; NP /cux̣éecux̣ee/ ‘wren’.]
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