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Ibis

John Wyatt

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Abstract

Abstract Three species of large, long‐legged Ibis, all with long decurved bills – the African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus ), the Northern Bald Ibis ( Geronticus eremite ), and the Glossy Ibis ( Plegadis falcinellus ), can be shown, from mummies, bone remains, hieroglyphs, art, and artifacts, to have existed in ancient Egypt.

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Abstract Three species of large, long‐legged Ibis, all with long decurved bills – the African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus ), the Northern Bald Ibis ( Geronticus eremite ), and the Glossy Ibis ( Plegadis falcinellus ), can be shown, from mummies, bone remains, hieroglyphs, art, and artifacts, to have existed in ancient Egypt.

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Abstract Three species of large, long‐legged Ibis, all with long decurved bills – the African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus ), the Northern Bald Ibis ( Geronticus eremite ), and the Glossy Ibis ( Plegadis falcinellus ), can be shown, from mummies, bone remains, hieroglyphs, art, and artifacts, to have existed in ancient Egypt.

Key concepts: Ibis, Geography, Archaeology, Geology, Art, Paleontology

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