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from West Africa, M. javanica of the Malayan 
countries, M. temmincki from Africa, and M. tricmpis, 
the white-bellied Pangolin from West Africa, with a 
long tail, are shown. 
Leaving the mammals and walking hack through 
the central passage to the entrance, we now turn 
to the right, where we find, close to the en- 
trance door, opposite the case of the Monotrems, 
a small case with a most peculiar group of 
birds, the 
Kiwis or Apteryx. 
These strange birds look as if they were wingless, 
and in fact they have no flight-feathers and the 
wing-bones are exceedingly small. There are no 
tail-feathers either, nor can they climb or swim. 
All they can do is run, and this is the reason why 
they have become rare in most parts of their home. 
New Zealand, and are in danger of becoming ex- 
tinct in the course of time, especially through the 
introduction of Rats, Cats, and other animals. 
They are nocturnal and feed on worms, but can 
easily be kept with meat in our climate. Their 
eggs are incredibly large for their size, and only 
one is laid every year. All the known species are 
exhibited. 
Walking along the bird cases to the right, in the 
same way as we did along the mammals on the 
left, we come to the large 
