( 370 ) 



generally more rnfons. liindneck diirker and the forehoail often more whitish 

 grey. 



A Chick, just hatched, in my collectinn is nitons Imiwn, feathers irregularly 

 margineil with blaek : bill wiiite. 



An older Chick in my collei'tion has the black colonr nnii'li more extended, so 

 that only a few feathers on each siile on tiie flanks have rnfons centres. 



lUti specimens of .1. a. mutitelU in my collection examined. 



In this snbsjiecies there often occnrs the curions red variety already referred 

 to nnder the typical form. In several of my specimens the black margins of the 

 feathers are so restricted that the whole bird appears a dnll rnfous red. This variety 

 is known to the Maoris as the Kiwi Kara or Red Kiwi. 



MEASDREMEXTS OF SKINS OF .1. AVSTRALIS MAXTELLI. 



It is quite evident that the " Kiwi-Knra " is merely an individual aberration, 

 for the following reasons : — 



The various specimens are not all alike, and some are coloured intermediately 

 between the ordinary darker brown and tiic rufous varieties. They are not found 

 in any particular places, but occur here and there among the darker ones. A similar 

 aberration is found among ,1. augtralis australis. 



Ever since the discovery of the North Island Apteryx there has been some 



