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Water Thick-knee
Masai Mara
24Oct2014
Found along water’s edge
...widespread in Sub-
Saharan Africa.
Burhinus vermiculatus
(L 15-16")
Burhinus is Greek for ox nose...i.e.,
thick short bill; vermiculatus is Latin
for worm-like (sinous) markings.
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