Category:Sheathbill

Sheath"bill`, n. (zoöl.)

Defn: either one of two species of birds composing the genus chionis, And family chionidæ, native of the islands of the antarctic.seas.

Note: they are related to the gulls and the plovers, but more nearly To the latter. The base of the bill is covered with a saddle-shaped Horny sheath, and the toes are only slightly webbed. The plumage of Both species is white.