hadadan.
/ˈhɑːdədɑː/ A large brown-green ibis, Hagedashia hagedash.
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snipe?a1475
scythe-bill1678
glossy ibis1785
hadada1801
black curlew1829
pelican ibis1881
waldrapp1924
1801 J. Barrow Acct. Trav. Interior S. Afr. 1797–8 I. iv. 264 The Egyptian black ibis (niger) and another species of tantalus, called by the farmers the haddadas, were procured at this place.
1846 tr. Arbousset & Daumas's Narr. Tour Cape G.H. 190 A large ibis of a brown lustre commonly called by onomatopy addada.
1862 J. S. Dobie Jrnl. 10 Oct. in S. Afr. Jrnl. (1945) 40 Missed a hadadaw.
1907 African Monthly Oct. 445 Flocks of ‘ha-di-da’ grub silently and unconcernedly in close proximity to the camp.
1952 C. W. Mackworth-Praed & C. H. B. Grant Birds E. & N.E. Afr. I. 59 Key to the Adult Storks, Ibises... Back bronzy brown, no crest on nape, ridge of bill only red, bare skin confined to front of eye: Hadada Hagedashia hagedash.
1953 D. A. Bannerman Birds West & Equatorial Afr. I. 184 West African Hadada. Hagedashia hagedash brevirostris... The best guide to the Hadada's identity lies in its loud note—kah-a-a-a—uttered frequently, both in flight and on the ground.
1953 R. Campbell Mamba's Precipice v. 48 To the forest, on the left bank, flocks of hadadah ibis were flying back to roost.
1957 G. R. McLachlan & R. Liversidge Roberts's Birds S. Afr. 39 Hadeda... At a distance it appears dull olive-grey, but metallic reflections on back and wing~coverts may be seen.
1964 C. Willock Enormous Zoo vii. 120 Hadada ibises rise with the horrible complaining cry from which they get their title.
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