The identity of the bird with this Arapaho name is not known with certainty. The translation/identification given for the Arapaho name is ‘nightingale.’ Nightingales are not native to the Western Hemisphere, but Hermit Thrushes (along with Veeries and Swainson’s Thrushes) are noted for their pretty songs, and the Hermit Thrush also tends to sing for long periods and early in the morning, like other thrushes. The word is preserved in a personal name, but not otherwise documented.