Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . coming friable when dry. They contributemuch to the formation of peat. tJardeners employthem in iireference to other mosses for covering theroots of i)iants and keeping them moist, as theyhave in a high degree llie property of absorbingmoisture from the atmosphere. They have l)een 628 SPHAKIA SPHERE nsed as food. The liavp a spiral structureiuiil hut,e polls ill their siilrs. See .MossiiS; S/)/iai/niitX(i {ISSU). Spiiakia. a small port ([lop. GOO) ou the soutliroasi ot Ciele, GU miles SE. of Caiiea. Th
Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . coming friable when dry. They contributemuch to the formation of peat. tJardeners employthem in iireference to other mosses for covering theroots of i)iants and keeping them moist, as theyhave in a high degree llie property of absorbingmoisture from the atmosphere. They have l)een 628 SPHAKIA SPHERE nsed as food. The liavp a spiral structureiuiil hut,e polls ill their siilrs. See .MossiiS; S/)/iai/niitX(i {ISSU). Spiiakia. a small port ([lop. GOO) ou the soutliroasi ot Ciele, GU miles SE. of Caiiea. The nameof Spliakiols is, liiiwever, ecies—Sji/trnfiffna,or perhaps better Jlnttciki, jnoictiita—the Tnatara. Fig, 1.—SphenoUua [Hathrut panriatu ). of the Maoris. It was formerly abundant alonj;the coasts of \ew Zealand. Iml is now restrictedto a few small islands in the Hay of Plenty, boththe Maoris and the hogs Ijeing blamed for itsrapidly increasinj; rarity. In all likeliliooil it willsoon be , and one of the luost interest-in; of living fossils will be lost. In appearance the Hatteria is like an Iguana;on the upper surface the general colour is dullolive-green spotted with yellow, on the un<ler sur-face whitish ; the tail is compressed from side toside and dorsally crested, brittle and leplacealdeas in iiiany of the genuine lizards. The iiia-\imumlength of the animal seems to be about two feet,but smaller forms are commoner. Nocturnal in its haliits, the Hatterialives in holes amongthe rocks or in smallburrows, and feedson small animals. IJut the chief pecu-liarities of this old-fashioned reptile areinternal, and cannotbe stated intechnical vertebra
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