Yea, well, don’t bet your life on Google just yet. spadix (genitive spadicis) is Latin for chestnut-brown.
The Latin for spade is pala, or rutrum. My invented, and probably incorrect, species name meaning brown-headed has obviously confused Google (machinatio servilis indoctus), though sadly not to the point where it implodes and puts an end to its misery. > On 21 Jan 2026, at 19:02, John Sessoms <[email protected]> wrote: > > Google Translate says it's "A spade-headed duck bringing dinner" > > ... after you tell it that the phrase is Latin instead of the Indonesian it > detects ??? > >> On 1/20/2026 2:28 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> I suspect that this is a multilingual pun, but my google fu isn't up to the >> task of deciphering it. >> Anas is a type of duck. >> My guess is capiti has to do with hat or head. >> I did figure out Mike's "golden eye" reference. >> Looking up the heron, I think it might be a grey >> https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Gray_Heron/id >> by contrast here's a great blue >> https://www.massaudubon.org/nature-wildlife/birds/great-blue-herons >> And it's not a green >> https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Green_Heron/id >> judging by this, it's about 2' tall >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/55051499695/in/album-72177720331552117 >>> On 2026-01-20 00:27, Bob W PDML wrote: >>> Anas spadicicapiti cenamferanta, I believe >>> >>> >>>> On 20 Jan 2026, at 08:03, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/55051403854/in/album-72177720331552117 >>>> >>>> It was my boss's birthday yesterday, we went on a walk at Heaps Peak >>>> Arboretum and then to Lake Gregory in Crestline. There were a lot of >>>> birds at the Lake. Unfortunately I didn't get any decent ones of the >>>> cormorant. >>>> >>>> I think that like most of this list, several of the birds are coots. I >>>> recognized the Mallards, not sure what sort of heron (great blue maybe?) >>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720331552117/ >>>> >>>> __ >>>> Larry Colen from Lothlorien >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>> -- >>> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. > > -- > Vivere in aeternum aut mori conatur > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. > www.avg.com > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
