In this curious way came their zygodactylous bird. From Wordnik.com. [Animal Carvings from Mounds of the Mississippi Valley Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 117-166] Reference
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This departure from the arrangement common to the toucan family, which is zygodactylous, seems to have escaped Stevens's attention. From Wordnik.com. [Animal Carvings from Mounds of the Mississippi Valley Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 117-166] Reference
From the size of its bill, and the circumstance of its having two toes before and two behind, the bird intended to be represented would seem to belong to the zygodactylous order -- probably the toucan. From Wordnik.com. [Animal Carvings from Mounds of the Mississippi Valley Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 117-166] Reference
zygodactylous Update - Toontle, hipmunk, vibram five fingers-shoes, marshfield fair, recalled eggs list, abby elliott zygodactylous, Being a hippy huge. From Wordnik.com. [Read what Young Americans Read] Reference
Barber, also, after taking exception to the idea that the supposed toucan carving represents a zygodactylous bird, adds in his article on Mound Pipes, pp. 280-281 (American Naturalist for April. From Wordnik.com. [Animal Carvings from Mounds of the Mississippi Valley Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 117-166] Reference
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