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.
The largest bird in Washington state by wing span is the white pelican, with a wing span of 108 inches (9 feet!). These birds are about 62 inches long and weigh 16.5 pounds. White pelicans can be found throughout the Columbia Basin, with nesting sites along the Columbia River and at Sprague Lake in Eastern Washington.
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.