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  • "some kind of bird"

    August 3, 2008

  • Uhh, could you be more specific?

    August 3, 2008

  • Well, duh, it's a baby skirwing, of course.

    August 4, 2008

  • I believe it's a Newfoundland term for a shearwater. Also spelled skerwink, scurwink, or spurwink. Maybe chained_bear can confirm using her Dictionary of Newfoundland English. :-)

    August 4, 2008

  • If someone reminds me when I'm near said dictionary, sure.

    August 4, 2008

  • Okay. Are you near it now?

    How 'bout now?

    Now are you near it?

    August 5, 2008

  • No.

    August 5, 2008

  • How about now?

    August 5, 2008