Iambic

(i-ăm'bik) or IAMBUS. [L. iam bus. ] (Pros.) Abi-syllabic foot, the first being short and the last long, as forswear, design. Verses constructed of alternate short and long syllables are termed iambics. Iapetus, (i-up'e-tus.) (Myth.) A Titan, son ofUranus, and father of Atlas and Pro me the us, supposed to have been identical with Japhet of the Scripture, and looked upon by the ancients as the founder of the human race. Ibarra, (i-bar'rah,) a town of Ecuador, at the N. foot of the volcano of Imbabura, 50 miles N.N.E. of Quito. Pop. 13,000. Iberia, (i-be're-ah.) (Anc. Geog.) The cla ical name of SPAIN, q. v. Iberis, (i-bē'ris.) (Bot.) The Candy-tufts, a genus of nearly smooth annuals or small under shrubs, O. Bra icaceæ, with oblong or linear leaves, and white pink or purple flowers, fragrant in some of the species. Ibe'rus. (Anc. Geog.) The Latin name of the river EBRO, q. v. Iberville, LEMOINE D', (i-bair-vil',) a Canadian explorer, B. in Montreal, 1642, discovered the mouth of the Mi i ippi and ascended that river, 1699. D. 1706. Iberville, in Canada, a district of the p. of Quebec; pop. 15,413.-In Louisiana, a S.E. central parish; area, 450 sq. m.; C. Iberville. Pop. 12,347. Ibex, (i'běks.) [L., a wild goat.] (Zool.) See CAPRA. Ibis, (i'bis.) (Zool.) A group of birds, comprising the fam. Tantalidæ, O. Grallatores. In their general habits Fig. 404.wOOD IBIS. and conformation they closely approach the Storks; they chiefly inhabit warm countries, but, except in very cold regions, they are to be found in all parts of the world. The bill is long and curved, the legs are long, and the feet have 4 toes, the front webbed at the base, and all provided with claws. They frequent the borders of rivers and lakes, feeding on insects, worms, mollusca, and occasionally on vegetable matter. They perform powerful and elevated flights, extending their neck and legs, and uttering a hoarse croak. The White Ibis of N.E. Africa(1. religiosa) arrives in Egypt abt. the time that the inundation of the Nile commences, and migrates abt. the end of June. This and the allied species I.falcinellus were adored by the ancient Egyptians, who used to rear them in their temples, and after death embalm them. The Wood Ibis, Tantalus loculator of the Southern States (Fig. 404), is 45 inches long, the wing 18 inches; the color white, quills and tail a metallic blackish-green. [s. 474] IMG:p0519_0.jpg:Gravür