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hammerkop

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hammerkop: see hammerhead hammerhead, common name for a heavy-looking, heronlike bird, Scopus umbretta. Its plumage is brown with light and dark glossy, purplish streaks on the wings and body. It has short legs, partially webbed feet, and a heavy, wide, moderately long, black bill.
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Though unable even to glimpse an elephant for the first three days of their expedition in an environment lush from rains and floods, they find plenty to appreciate in their encounters with a variety of other animals: a territorial hippopotamus; diverse birds and mammals making use of a cluster of giant mushrooms; familiar lions, giraffes, and leopards; and unfamiliar water monitors, kudu, hammerkop, and lechwe.
 
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