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.
Last revision 4 September 2013 by Dennis Paulson. Birds of WA.pdf. This list includes all the bird species regularly (annually) reported in Washington state and any that have bred in the last decade. Species recorded from the state at least once but not annually are listed at the end.