ANATOMY OF BIRDS
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
MIGRATIONS OF BIRDS
CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS
LIZARD-TAILED BIRD
AMERICAN TOOTHED-BIRDS
THE OSTRICHES
THE RHEAS
EMEUS AND CASSOWARIES
THE TINAMOUS
THE KIWIS
THE PENGUINS
LOONS AND GREBES
ALBATROSSES & PETRELS
STORK-LIKE BIRDS
GOOSE-LIKE BIRDS
FALCON-LIKE BIRDS
FOWL-LIKE BIRDS
CRANE-LIKE BIRDS
PLOVER-LIKE BIRDS
CUCKOO-LIKE BIRDS
THE ROLLER-LIKE BIRDS
SPARROW-LIKE BIRDS
Birds and Birding's Guide to:
Watching THE PLOVER-LIKE BIRDS
THE PLOVERS, SNIPES, AND IMMEDIATE ALLIES
Ibis-bill
Of somewhat doubtful affinity though apparently related to the Stills, is the peculiar monotypic Ibis-bill (Ibidorhynchus struthersi) of central Asia, an Ibis-like bird about sixteen inches long, with a hard, long, slender bill much curved downward just beyond the middle.
In color it is ashy or brownish gray above and white below, with the front of the head all around blackish brown and the breast marked off by a white-margined black gorget. It is confined in summer to the higher elevations of the Himalayas, sometimes reaching an altitude of 12,00c feet, but coming down in winter nearly to the level of the plains.
It frequents the beds of mountain streams, and is usually observed singly or in small, perhaps family, parties of five or six individuals.
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