sheathbill

noun

sheath·bill ˈshēth-ˌbil

: either of two white shorebirds (Chionis alba and C. minor of the family Chionididae) of colder parts of the southern hemisphere that have a horny sheath over the base of the upper mandible and suggest the pigeons in general appearance

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After rain, snow and strong winds, Le Lyrial’s captain found calm at Moltke Harbor, where a Gentoo penguin rookery sat just over a hill, and guides sighted a snowy sheathbill and numerous South Georgia pipits. —