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THE ANIMALS OF NEW ZEALAND 



Genus Ossifraga. 

 Very large. The nasal tnlie very long and stout. Chin 

 feathered throughout. Wings rather short. Tail with 16 feathers. 

 Southern Ocean. 



The NeUy. 



Ossifraga giganfea. 



Brown, the chin and throat paler. Bill, yellow. Legs and feet, 

 brownish black. Length of the wing, 20 in.; of the tarsus, 3.5 in. 

 Egg — ± in. in length. 



Kelly. 



(After Gould.) 



This bird breeds in the cliffs of the southern islands late in 

 December, and its nest is obtained only with difficulty. The 

 young are at first covered with long light grey down. When 

 fledged they are dark brown, mottled with wliite. Albino 

 varieties are common. When a person approaches the nest, the 

 old birds keep a short distance away, while the young ones squirt 

 a horribly smelling oil out of their mouths to a distance of six or 

 eight feet. The bird is very voracious, hovering over the sealers 

 when they are engaged cutting up a seal, and devouring the 



