The ibis is a natural enemy of snakes, and so they scattered the snakes, and the army was safe. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
The ibis is a bird that was found so useful in destroying locusts and serpents in Egypt, that in olden times it was made a capital crime for any one to destroy it. From Wordnik.com. [Mamma's Stories about Birds] Reference
The LXX. and Vulgate render this word by "ibis", i.e., the. From Wordnik.com. [Easton's Bible Dictionary] Reference
Noble Nook, Sony Reader, and other ePub-compatible devices, as well as reader software such as ibis and Bookworm. From Wordnik.com. [Applelinks.com] Reference
All standard eBook metadata is supported. eBooks created are compatible with reader software such as ibis and Bookworm. From Wordnik.com. [Macsimum News] Reference
It would be with us what the ibis was with the Egyptians. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 530, January 21, 1832] Reference
Of the Egyptian ibis there are two kinds, the white and the black. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Animals] Reference
The ibis cannot have been honored as the destroyer of the sacred serpent. From Wordnik.com. [The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851] Reference
Among these are a night heron, an ibis, a teal, parrots, pigeons, and a falcon. From Wordnik.com. [Mascarene forests] Reference
Colahan said the bald ibis was widespread and common in the eastern Free State. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Exotic birds like egrets, spoonbills, ibis and others walk and fly around everywhere. From Wordnik.com. [A Northerners' Guide to Living in the Tampa Bay Area of Florida] Reference
Large wading birds found in the refuge including the roseate spoonbill, ibis, heron and egret. From Wordnik.com. [Regan Nelson: VIDEO: The Birds of Breton Island] Reference
A population of the critically endangered bald ibis (Geronticus eremita) occurs in this ecoregion. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests] Reference
I would have carried a snake to the sacred ibis-nest, and thenceforth hope was hollow as an egg-shell!. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 67, May, 1863] Reference
Notable among these are scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber) and semi-palmated sandpiper (Calidris pusilla). From Wordnik.com. [Paramaribo swamp forests] Reference
Sometimes, one just watches the white ibis fly between the trees, or the river grass wave in the wind. From Wordnik.com. [Karin Badt: Going Down the Nile in Style: the 19th Century Dahabiyya Restored] Reference
Tmatboey, Cambodia, about four hours northeast of Siem Reap by car, is home to the near-mythical giant ibis. From Wordnik.com. [Birders Flock East] Reference
The South American endemic, scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber) breeds in this ecoregion along the coast of Suriname. From Wordnik.com. [Guianan mangroves] Reference
Course 282 degrees, three-quarters of a mile; abundance of water and feed; lots of geese, ibis, ducks, and spoonbills. From Wordnik.com. [McKinlay's Journal of Exploration in the Interior of Australia] Reference
Bald ibis (Geronticus eremita) population in Turkey: An evaluation of the captive-breeding project for reintroduction. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests] Reference
It provides sites for the temporary stay of migratory birds, many of which are water birds such as herons, ducks, and ibis. From Wordnik.com. [Magdalena-Santa Marta mangroves] Reference
Thousands of pelicans, herons, egrets, ibis, frigate birds, and rarities like grebes and albatrosses are at risk from the river of oil. From Wordnik.com. [Bill Quigley: Fire on the Bayou: Non-Stop River of Oil Heads to Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida] Reference
The Misses Sympson and the Misses Nunnely looked upon her, as quiet poultry might look on an egret, an ibis, or any other strange fowl. From Wordnik.com. [Shirley, by Charlotte Bronte] Reference
More common animals of the salt marsh include birds such as the great blue heron, osprey, brown pelican, clapper rail, oystercatchers, and white ibis. From Wordnik.com. [North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, South Carolina] Reference
We did, Joscelin rowing with grim determination, the small isle emerging lush and green with the rising sun, exuberant with birdlife; fish eagles and kites and horn-billed ibis. From Wordnik.com. [Kushiel's Avatar]
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