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Ibises and egrets, startling white, fly out of the canopy.

From BusinessWeek • Jun. 9, 2011

Ibises, with wings clipped to keep them from flying away, stalked through papyrus grass and hunted frogs under the lily pads.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

Of about twenty-five known species of Ibises, the Neotropical Region possesses eight or nine, and of these four occur in Argentina.

From Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)

Ibises are gracefully formed birds having a long curved bill and a bare face.

From The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. by Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert)

They breed in impenetrable swamps, very often in company with the following species, and also with Louisiana and Little Blue Herons, and White Ibises.

From The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. by Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert)