. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms;. Zoology; Birds; Reptiles; Fishes. P*.t. by Rohirl D. Canm, £<,,.] [Philadtlfhii MANTELL'S KIWI, NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND JVhen feedings (he kiwi maka a snijfirig wunj, dislinct/y aiijible at iomc diiianc^ The Aptervx To see the ; at home, we should have to travel to far New Zealand, and to hunt with infinite patience when we got there. Apteryx-hunting, it has been found, to be successful, must be done by the help of dogs. Sir Walter Buller has written some \'er}'spirited accounts of such hunts. Europeans, i
. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms;. Zoology; Birds; Reptiles; Fishes. P*.t. by Rohirl D. Canm, £<,,.] [Philadtlfhii MANTELL'S KIWI, NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND JVhen feedings (he kiwi maka a snijfirig wunj, dislinct/y aiijible at iomc diiianc^ The Aptervx To see the ; at home, we should have to travel to far New Zealand, and to hunt with infinite patience when we got there. Apteryx-hunting, it has been found, to be successful, must be done by the help of dogs. Sir Walter Buller has written some \'er}'spirited accounts of such hunts. Europeans, indeed, have been singularl}'successful in this hunting, whereby they ha\'e done much to enhance the value of this bird b_\' hastening its fast ap- proaching and inevitable extermination. The natives call this bird the Kiwi, from its call-note, " ; These cries are uttered during the early hours of the night, ceasing after midnight. They appear to have great penetrating ?h,t, b, , D. C,.r„„, E,.,.-\ [Phi}aJ, OWEN'S KIWI, NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND This is the smallcit of the kiwis. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cornish, C. J. (Charles John), 1858-1906. New York, University Society
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