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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Upupa, n. [?] Some sort of bird. —a1688 Wallace Orkney 22.
I my self saw one that had a long beak, a large tuft on the head, in the fashion of a crown, with speckled feathers, pleasant to behold; which I believe is the ‘Vpupa’
