rallus scepitans

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Clapper \Clap"per\, n.
   1. A person who claps.
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   2. That which strikes or claps, as the tongue of a bell, or
      the piece of wood that strikes a mill hopper, etc. See
      Illust. of {Bell}.
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   {Clapper rail} (Zool.), an Americam species of rail ({Rallus
      scepitans}).
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