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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 r0U P is typically represented by the American jabiru 
storks. (Mycteria americana) of Brazil, but may also be taken to 
include the saddle-billed jabiru ( M. senegalensis ) of West Africa, and the 
black-necked jabiru (M. australis ) of Australia and Southern Hew Guinea, 
WHITE-BELLIED STORK (J liat. 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 interiorly 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 
