AQUINO Italian, Spanish. From the name of an Italian town near Rome, the home town of the 13th-century saint Thomas Aquinas. In Italy it is derived directly from the town's name. As a Spanish-language surname, it was sometimes bestowed by missionaries in honour of the saint as they evangelized in Spanish colonies.
It depends how you define âlargest.â The largest bird in Washington state by weight is the trumpeter swan, which, at 23 pounds, is one of the heaviest flying birds anywhere. These birds are typically about 60 inches long, with a wing span of 80 inches.
According to the suit, a 'mute swan is one of the heaviest flying birds, with males averaging about 24 to 26-pounds'. The birds are also extremely aggressive and 'attack by smashing at their victims with bony spurs in the wings, accompanied by biting with their large bill,' the suit added, according to Chicago Tribune.