Ord 
STRUTIIIONES. 
Family  1.  Stkuthionid^. 
Th 
Subfamily, 
APTERYGINiE,  or  Kivis, 
tbe  1 
the  t'  slender  ; the  base  covered  by  a bony  cere,  broad,  and  rather  depressed  ; 
®'>t)liuear  ^ over  that  of  the  lower  mandible ; the  nostrils  placed  at  the  tip,  small,  and 
Bill 
Apteryx  Shaw.* 
'^^Pi'essed  • th  ^^^gt^iened,  very  slender ; with  the  base  covered  by  a bony  cere,  broad,  and  rather 
^Hd  rather  k rounded,  straight  to  near  the  tip,  which  projects  over  that  of  the  lower  mandible, 
^^d  sligjj^j  sides  gradually  compressed,  and  grooved  towards  the  end  ; the  gonys  very  long 
die  R;ii  „ _ ^ed ; the  nostrils  placed  on  each  side  at  the  tip,  very  small,  and  sublinear ; the  base  of 
‘e  hill 
^Ppareut.  "'^th  lengthened  hairs.  Wings  abbreviated,  and  covered  with  feathers.  Tail  not 
those  of  thg  • * length  of  the  middle  toe,  very  robust,  and  covered  with  variously  sized  scales, 
^'^^ered  av  outer  sides  the  smallest.  Toes  three  before,  with  the  lateral  ones  equal,  and  all 
^tfoug^  ^o^d  scales ; the  hind  toe  very  short,  united  to  the  tarsus,  and  armed  with  a long, 
J’ather  acute  claw. 
This 
ijj  t®rns,  which  aff  varioxis  parts  of  New  Zealand,  especially  those  covered  with  extensive  and  dense 
thr  d ^ochs  or  holl^^  ^ pl^ce  of  concealment  when  alarmed.  It  runs  with  swiftness,  and  sometimes  hides  itself 
the  night  • It®  food  is  supposed  to  consist  of  snails,  insects,  and  worms,  which  it  is  said  to  seek 
appear  ab^  latter  are  obtained  by  beating  the  earth  with  its  foot,  and  it  seizes  them  with  its  bill  the 
ia  ground  ground.  The  nest  is  usually  placed  at  the  base  of  a hollow  tree,  or  in  deep  holes 
Shaw,  Nat.  M-  , 
Soc.  1,  pj  pi.  1057,  1058 Dromiceius  novie  zealandi®  Less.  Gould,  B.  of  Austr.  pi.,  Voy.  de  I’Astrol.  Ois.  t 24., 
* Established  by  Shaw  {Naturalist's  Miscellany,  pi.  1057,  1058.). 
^mi. 
1846. 
