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Maskell. It proved to be a new species, and he described and figured it under the name of 

 Ixodes apterid/is.* 



The Maoris value the Kiwi chiefly on account of the feathers, from which they make 

 beautiful robes. A mantle is first hand-woven out of soft, dressed flax, and on this the feathers 

 are laid, one by one, the concave surface outwards and the root doubled back upon the shaft and 

 secured firmly to the underlying woof. These Kiwi robes are much valued by the chiefs, and as 

 much as <£40 has been paid for an exceptionally rich one, whilst they readily bring half that price 

 on the market. The one shown in the illustration reproduced from an Auckland photograph 

 (artist unknown) is varied by having a central bar and an outside edging of white feathers taken 

 from albino Kiwis. 



MAORI GIRL IN KIWI ROBE. 



Trans. N. Z. Inst., xxix., p. 291. 



