Stcttonarp of ImmateXr $atttr*. 



363 



I slightly forked, and, as well as the rump, 



! jet black : legs vermillion, tinged with 



1 orange, and becoming blackish towards the 



i toes ; claws black ; iris of the eye dark red; 



I pupil, black. The long pointed wings and 



1 forked tail point out the affinity of this 



bird to that family or subdivison of the/fco 



genus, distinguished by the name of Kites, 



which sail without flapping the wings, and 



eat from their talons as they glide along. ' 



KITTEN [MOTHS]. A name given by 

 collectors to Moths of the genus Ccrura. 



KIWI. A remarkable and curious bird 

 of New Zealand, which we have described 

 under AFTEUYX, (Apteryx Aiistralis) or 

 Wingless Emu. " These birds," the Rev. 

 W. Yate observes, " hide themselves during 

 the day ; and come out of their retreats, 

 which are generally small holes in the earth, 

 or under stones, at night, to seek for their 

 food. They run very fast, and are only to 

 be caught by dogs, by torch-light, which 

 they sometimes kick and bruise severely. 

 They are highly prized, when taken, which 

 is very rarely, by the natives ; and their skins 

 are kept till a sufficient number are col- 

 lected to make into a garment. I have only 

 seen one garment made of skins of this bird, 

 during my six years and a half residence in 

 New Zealand : and no consideration would 

 induce the man to whom it belonged to part 

 with it." The flesh is black, sinewy, tough, 

 and tasteless. [See APTERYX.J 



KNOTHORN [MOTHS]. A name given 

 by collectors to Moths of the genus Phycita. 



KOKAKO. The name given by the na- 

 tives of New Zealand to a corvine bird, 

 called, by some, the New Zealand Crow. 

 [See GLAUCOPIS CINEREA.] 



KOODOO, or STRIPED ANTELOPE. 

 (A ntilope strepsiceros. ) This magnificent ani- 

 mal has no rival among the Antelope genus 

 for size and height, or for bold and widely - 

 spreading horns. It is eight feet in length 



KOODOO, OR STRIPED ANTBLOPB. 

 (ANTILOPB STREPSIOEROS.) 



d four feet in height at the shoulder ; with 

 ponderous horns beautifully twisted, having 

 a prominent spiral ridge running obliquely 

 Vom the base to the point, and extending to 

 he length of about four feet. The colour of 

 ,he back and sides is a light brown, witli a 

 narrow white band along the spine, and 

 several similar stripes descending obliquely 

 down the sides and hips ; the belly and under 

 arts being of a pale hue. The head is large, 

 he ears broad, and the limbs thick and 

 robust; yet, notwithstanding its heavy make, 

 t takes long bounding leaps with surprising 

 agility. It inhabits the woody parts ot Cat- 

 fraria, along the banks of the rivers ; and 

 when pursued takes to the water. 

 KUKUPA. A beautiful species of Wood- 

 geon known by this name in New Zealand, 

 .. here it is very plentiful. It is described 

 by the Rev. W. Yate as " much larger than 

 the largest wild or tame pigeons in England, 

 and has a plumage unrivalled among the 

 extensive family of doves for splendour and 

 variety : green, purple, and gold are, how- 

 ever, the prevailing colours. It is a heavy- 

 lying bird, which makes it an easy prey to 

 he hawks, with which the woods abound. 

 They are easily killed with a spear or a 

 musket ; and if two birds are found upon 

 the same tree, they are either so sluggish or 

 stupid as not to fly when one is either killed 

 or wounded. They feed upon the berries of 

 the Hiro ; are most delicious eating ; and 

 are in season from January to June. The 

 natives destroy vast numbers of these birds, 

 and value them much, on account of both 

 the quantity and the quality of their flesh. 



LABRUS : LABRID^E. A genus and 

 family of Acanthopterygious fishes, the spe- 

 cies of which are very numerous in tropical 

 seas ; and even on our own shores they are 

 abundant. The Labridce family (Wrasses 

 or Rock-fish, as they are also called) are 

 chiefly remarkable for their thick fleshy lips, 

 their large and strong conical teeth, their 

 oblong scaly body, and their brilliant co- 

 lours. They are further generically distin- 

 guished by a single dorsal fin, extending 

 nearly the whole length of the back, part of 

 the rays spinous, and behind the point of each 

 spinous ray a short membranous filament. 

 [See WRASSE,] 



LACERTA : LACERTIDJE. A genus 

 and family of reptiles. [See LIZARD.] 



LACKEY [MOTHS]. A name given by 

 collectors to species of Moths of the genus 

 Clisiocampa. 



LADY-BIRD. The popular name given 

 to a well-known genus of coleopterous in- 



LADT-BtBD AND LARVA. 



