waldrappn.
/ˈwɔːldrap/ The hermit ibis, Geronticus eremita, found in parts of North Africa and the Middle East.
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1924 W. L. Sclater Systema Avium Ethiopicarum 35 Waldrapp..Morocco, Tunis, and Asia Minor; formerly in Switzerland and other parts of southern Europe.
1964 A. L. Thomson New Dict. Birds 390/1 The Hermit Ibis (or Waldrapp)..is a bird of dry country, feeding largely on beetles and nesting in colonies on cliffs.
1970 New Scientist 3 Sept. 457/1 The waldrapp..has a strong, unpleasant odour.
1976 G. Durrell Stationary Ark iv. 81 The Waldrapp..is a medium-sized ibis, with a long curved beak, sombre black plumage.., a bare reddish-coloured face and a strange crest of long feathers on the back of its head.
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