1. VITKRVX. 005 



18G3, p. oil (sacral vertebrae); Hector, New Zeal. Eih. p. 270 

 (Otaiio) {\6m) ■ Hurh'i), P. Z. IS. 1867, p. 424 (under view of the 

 skull); lluad, J.f. O. 18(J8, p. 243; Fi.ff.f, Truns. N. Z. Inst. ii. 

 1809, p. OU (ypfiT) (^1670) ; Owen, P. Z. S. 1870, p. 334 ; id. Trans. 

 Z. S. vii. 1870, pp. 381-385, pis. 45, 40 (aiiatomicil details) 

 (1871); Fhmk, J.f. O. 1870, p. 337; G. R. Gr. Hand-list, m. 

 p. 3, n. 9853 (1871) ; Hutton. Cat. B. Neio Zeal. p. 23 (1871); 

 Potts, This, 1872, p. 36 (var.); Sclat. P. Z. S. 1872, p. 801 ; Gieb. 

 Tlies. Orn. i. p. 391 (1872); Fimch, J.f. O. 1872, p. 263 ; id. 

 Trans. N. Z. Inst. v. 1872, p. 211 (1873) ; .Sc/ile</. Mus. P.-B., 

 Struthiones, p. 7 (1873) ; Bull. Hist. B. New Zeal. p. 305 (1873) ; 

 Haast, Ibis, 1874, pp. 174, 215 ; Fiii'^ch, J. f. O. 1874, p. 220 (part.) ; 

 Bowl. Orn. Misc. i. pp. 18, 19, pi. iv. "(juv.) (1875) ; v. Hiir/el, 

 Ibis, 1875, p. 394; Hartincj, Ostriches ^- Oistr. Farm. p. 178 

 (1877) ; Forbes, P. Z. S. 1881, pp. 781, 782 (trachea) ; Bull. Man. 

 N. Zeal. B. p. 45, pi. xxii. (1882); Sclat. List Vert. An. 8th ed. 

 p. 547, n. 1431 (1883) ; Bedd. P. Z. S. 1885, pp. 188, 189 (heart) ; 

 R. Lankester, t. c. pp. 239, 240 (heart) ; Owen, t. c. pp. 323, 329 

 (heart), pp. 477-482; Reischek, Tr. N. Zeal. Inst. xvii. 1884, 

 pp. 191, 192 (breeding-habits) (1885) ; Parker, Ibis, 1888, p. 127, 

 f. 4 (manus), p. 217 ; Bull. Hist. B. Xew Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 322 

 (syn. emend.) (1888): Smith, Tr. N. Zeal. List. x\i. 1888 p •^•'3 

 (1889); Tris/r. Cat. Coll. B. p. 1 (1889); Heine 4- Rehnw. Xom. 

 Mus. Hein. Orn. p. 305 (1890) ; Evans, Ibis, 1891, p. 83 (incuba- 

 tion) ; Lydekk. Cat. Foss. B. p. 216 (1891) ; Sharpe, Cat. Osteol. 

 Speciin. R. C. S. iii. p. 416 (1891) ; Bull. Trans. N. Z. Inst, xxv 

 1892, p. 85 (1893); A. Newt. Diet, of B. pp. 495, 49ii, 497 

 (part 2, 1893) ; Rothsch. Bull. Br. Orn. Club, no. x. pp. Ix-Lxii 

 (1893) ; id. Ibis, 1893, pp. 574-576. 



Emu, Cruise's Journ. of a Resid. in Xew Zeal. p. 318 (1822). 



Apterous Penguin, Lath. Gen. Hist. x. p. 394 (1824). 



Dromiceius novre-zelandiiB, Less. Mart, d' Orn. ii. p. 210 (1828). 



Emou Kiwikivi, Less. ibid. 



Apternyx austral is, .S«-. Class. B. ii. p. .346 (1837). 



Apteryx fusca, Potts, Trans. X. Zeal. In-'it.Y. p. 196 (187;i) * ; id. 

 Zoologist, (s. s.) 1874, pp.4014, 4015; Finsch,J.f. O. 1874, p.224| 

 A. Xewt. Diet, of B. p. 496 (note) (part 2, 1893). 



Kiwi, A. Xewt. Dint, of B. p. 493 (part 2, 1893). 



Adult male. Head, neck, and fore part of breast greyish brown ; 

 feathers of the upper parts only slightly tinged near the tips with 

 rufous, and streaked with blackish brown on the edges ; lower part 

 of breast, abdomen, and inner side of thighs pale grej-ish brown ; 

 long straggling hairs which beset the fore part of the "head black : 

 irides black ; bill clear white horu-colour ; tarsi and toes dark 

 brown ; claws the same. Total length about 23 inches ; bill alon" 

 the ridge '&~o. along edge of lower mandible 4-1 ; tarsus '2-2o. 



Female. Similar to the male but larger. Total length 27 inches ; 

 bill along the ridge 'ro, along the edge of lower mandible 5-8 ; 

 tarsus 3. 



Yonnrj. " Has the head and hind neck dark grey, and the rest of 

 the plumage greyish brown, lighter on the underparts, each feather 



* Considered by Sir W. Buller to be a aynonytn of A. aiistralis ; founded, I 

 suppose, on a melanisni of tlie s.inie. 



