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HERONS, STORKS, AND IBISES, 



called in the Sudan, receives from the natives of that district the same veneration 

 and protection as is accorded to its white cousin in Holland, while it closely agrees 

 in its general mode of life. 



Jabirus or Giant This g rou P i g typically represented by the American jabiru 



storks. (Mycteria americana) of Brazil, but may also be taken to 



include the saddle-billed jabiru (if. senegalensis) of West Africa, and the 



black-necked jabiru (M. australis) of Australia and Southern New Guinea, 



WHITE-BELLIED STORK (J nat. size). 



although the two latter are frequently referred to a distinct genus, under 

 the name of Xenorhynchus. These birds are of large size, and easily 

 recognised by the greatly elongated beak being nearly straight along its upper 

 border, but curving upwards inferiorly towards the tip, and its cutting-edges 

 presenting a similar curvature; while at its base it often has a saddle-like 

 waxy growth. The leg is much elongated, with the toes very short; the wing 

 long and rounded, with the third quill the longest; and the short tail sharply 

 truncated. In the African and Australian species the upper rings of the 



