Egretta thula

== Translingual == === Etymology === The epithet thula is possibly from a Mapudungun word for the black-necked swan (Cygnus melancoryphus), or possibly from Thule (“The northernmost location of the ancient world”), an allusion to the whiteness of snow in the region. The epithet was given by Chilean naturalist Juan Ignacio Molina (1740-1829) in his work Saggio sulla Storia Naturale del Chili (1782). === Proper noun === Egretta thula f A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – snowy egret. ==== Hypernyms ==== (species): Pelecaniformes – order; Ardeidae – family; Ardeinae – subfamily; Egretta – genus === References === Egretta thula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Egretta thula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Egretta thula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Gill, F.; Wright, M. (2006), Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN 2014, The Scientific Nomenclature of Birds in the Upper Midwest. James Sandrock. p52. 1993, The Oxford Dictionary of British Bird Names. W. B. Lockwood.