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Show The Rarest Bird. There I a peculiar bird commonly known aa tbe "kiwi," It aclenttd nam being apteryx mantelll. It It the lowest form of bird which axlsta, b it la o scarce that scientist ar happy to get a specimen, ln any condition. con-dition. It Is absolutely without wings or tall; Ita legs are abort, atubby, but very strong, and are used by thl bird for digging. The body covering la a croB between hair and feather w material which 1 very coarse. They can develop great apeed, and make desperate fight when attacked. Breeding Breed-ing them ln captivity has utterly (ailed, (ail-ed, and only a few museums can - ' I boast of a specimen. Tbcy are now I very rarely found In the foresta and I swamps In the north of New Zealand. I New York Tribune. I |