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instilled its Arabic name. In Aramaic it was known as the "mountain carver"
because ancient tales tell of the Hoopoe bringing King Solomon the Shamir
worm to carve the stone with which to build the Temple (Palyam.org).

The Hoopoe. Israel Stamp. Date of Issue 27.01.2010.
http://www.delcampe.net/page/item/id,184293611,var,ISRAEL--2012--Tel-Aviv-2013Multinational-Stamp-Exhibition--Birds-of-Israel-Prestige-Booklet-MNH,language,E.html

References and Internet Websites:
Ali, S. and Ripley, S. D. (1983). Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan.
Volume 4 (2 ed.). Oxford University Press, New Delhi. pp. 124–129.
Battisti, A; Bernardi, M. and Ghiraldo, C. (2000). Predation by the hoopoe (Upupa
epops) on pupae of Thaumetopoea pityocampa and the likely influence on other
natural enemies. Biocontrol 45 (3): 311–323.
BirdLife International (2012). Upupa epops. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Birds of Israel – The Checklist.
http://www.birds.org.il/en/articlepage.aspx?articleId=439
Campus Birds UAE. Hoopoe. Rebecca Baggaley. http://www.uaecb.net/seshoopoe/
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