10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAMMERKOP»
Discover the use of
hammerkop in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
hammerkop and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Specimens Of Bushman Folklore:
Aswhensomething whichhas been standing upright, falls over onto its side.] The
hammerkop[1] acts inthis manner, when astar has fallen, itcomes; when itflies
over us,it cries.[2]The peoplesay: "Didye not hear the hammerkop, when
thestarfell?
W.H.I. Bleek And L.C. Lloyd, 2014
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Assembling the Tree of Life
They did, however, find support for several clades: (1) a grouping of (the shoebill
Balaeniceps + pelicans) + hammerkop (Scopus), and these in turn to ibises and
herons, (2) penguins + seabirds (Procellariiformes), and most surprisingly, ...
Joel Cracraft Curator of Ornithology American Museum of Natural History, the Herbarium Michael J. Donoghue Curator, Peabody Museum of Natural History Yale University, 2004
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Collection of African Religion Volume 2:
NETLANCERS INC. home, if it did not know; for, when it knows, then it comes to
our home; because it intends to come and tell us aboutit, namely, that our
personhas died. Therefore, mother and the others used,if they heard a
hammerkop, ...
4
The Broken String: The Last Words of an Extinct People
you hear the hammerkop when the star fell? It came to tell us that someone close
to us - our person - is dead.' People would talk to each other, agreeing that the
hammerkop was not something that came to deceive. It would not visit without the
...
5
Oral Literature in Africa
It can be seen how the symbolic expression is susceptible of several
interpretations and is not concerned with direct literal prediction: Sunbird, secret
and daring. When you take a bit of straw, And say you imitate the hammerkop.
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Ethno-ornithology: "Birds, Indigenous Peoples, Culture and ...
The Hammerkop (Scopus umbretta) is widely associated with witchcraft;
according to native superstitions, Hammerkop are evil omens and it is considered
bad luck to harm them. Witchdoctors are known to demand the bird itself or the ...
Sonia C. Tidemann, Andrew Gosler, 2012
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Heart of Diamonds: A Novel of Scandal, Love, and Death in ...
He scrambled up to a big fork where there was a hammerkop nest made from
hardened mud and sticks. It was larger than the boy and, for a minute, Christophe
thought Kenda was going to try to climb over it. Instead, he leaned far out over the
...
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Reading Success for All Students: Using Formative Assessment ...
The word hammerkop means “hammer head.” Hammerkops got their (names)
because their heads look like hammers. The hammerkops work in pairs. Even so,
it still takes six weeks or more (to) build their nests. The birds work (on) their nests
...
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Nature in a Nutshell: Daily Devotions for Juniors
Genesis 7:1 ess Rugust Hammerkop, the "Hammerhead" Home: South Africa
Size: Wingspan to 3 feet The hammerkop has reddish-brown feathers and black
wading legs. Its long, broad bill points in one direction, and a thick crest of
feathers ...
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Specimens of Bushman Folklore
The hammerkop acts in this manner, when a star has fallen, it comes; when it flies
over us, it cries. The people say: "Did ye not hear the hammerkop, when the star
fell? It came to tell us that our person is dead." The people speak, they say that ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAMMERKOP»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
hammerkop is used in the context of the following news items.
A bird's-eye view at the Topeka Zoo
... construct from grasses and other materials in the habitat, from the large cavity nests of the hammerkop to the small cup-like nests of cardinals. «Topeka Capital Journal, Jun 15»
Ben's back yard
Run by Ben and Sarah Potterton, visitors can ask questions about some of the gardens' inhabitants , like Harry, the baby hammerkop - also ... «Diss Express, Apr 15»
Losing yourself in wild Africa
We focus our binoculars on a hammerkop nest and a ground-nesting Blacksmith Lapwing - their calls reminiscent of a blacksmith's anvil hitting ... «Independent Online, Mar 15»
Taxidermist in demand for his ability to make bird replicas lifelike
Then he pointed toward a rustle in the leaves — on a low-hanging branch, his quarry: a brown hammerkop. ------------. FOR THE RECORD. Feb. «Los Angeles Times, Feb 15»
Off to Mabamba for the shoebill stork, we go
By the time we got to Mabamba, located about 48km from Kampala, we had recorded 40 species, among them a hammerkop (naddibanga), ... «The Observer, Dec 14»
'The Bird House' is not typical aerial production
Performer Annie Piatt is pictured in a double image of "Secretary Condor Hammerkop,. Performer Annie Piatt is pictured in a double ... «Boulder Daily Camera, May 14»
One hundred thousand dollar dinner
A butterfly wing in the wet sand; a hammerkop feasting on drowned beetles and sausage flies. An exposed owl whose roost had been washed ... «Moneyweb.co.za, Nov 13»
Let's Talk About Birds: A bird's bill comes in handy
The crow-sized hammerkop gathers thousands of sticks in its stout beak to build a huge domed nest, one of the biggest of any bird in the world. «Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Aug 13»
Let's Talk About Birds: Spring is in the air!
The hammerkop is also hard at work, crafting a huge bowl-shaped ... In the wilds of Africa, abandoned hammerkop nests are often reused by ... «Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Mar 13»
Let's Talk About Birds: Gold-medal nest builders
If Taveta golden weavers are nimble nest-building gym-nests, then our Hammerkop is the Olympic weight-lifter in our Tropical Forest exhibit. «Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Aug 12»
