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  • 111hammerhead — hammerheaded, adj. /ham euhr hed /, n. 1. the part of a hammer designed for striking. 2. a shark of the genus Sphyrna, esp. S. zygaena, having the head expanded laterally so as to resemble a double headed hammer, sometimes dangerous to swimmers.… …

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  • 112limpkin — /limp kin/, n. a large, loud voiced, wading bird, Aramus guarauna, intermediate in size and character between the cranes and the rails, of the warmer regions of America. [1870 75, Amer.; LIMP1 + KIN; so called because of its jerky walk] * * * ▪… …

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  • 113Godwit — Taxobox name = Godwits image caption = Bar tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Charadriiformes familia = Scolopacidae genus = Limosa genus authority = Brisson, 1760 subdivision ranks = Species… …

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  • 114Ruddy Turnstone — Adult in breeding plumage. Conservation status …

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  • 115Least Bittern — Conservation status Least Concern (IUC …

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  • 117shoebill — /shooh bil /, n. a large, African, storklike bird, Balaeniceps rex, having a broad, flattened bill shaped somewhat like a shoe. [1870 75; SHOE + BILL2] * * * ▪ bird also called  shoe billed stork  or  whale headed stork        large African… …

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  • 118wader — noun Date: 1673 1. one that wades 2. shorebird; also wading bird 3. plural high waterproof boots or a one piece waterproof garment usually consisting of pants with attached boots that are used for wading (as when fishing) …

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  • 119Flamingo — Taxobox name = Flamingo fossil range = Eocene Recent image width = 190px image caption = An American Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus ruber ), with Chilean Flamingos ( P. chilensis ) in the background regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves… …

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  • 120Heron — Taxobox name = Herons image width = 200px image caption = Snowy Egret, Egretta thula . Note the chicks in the nest. regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subclassis = Neornithes infraclassis = Neognathae superordo = Neoaves ordo =… …

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