Show egaw I 1 I 1 at work I 1 the largest birds eggs in existence am found on the island of madagan car belonging to an extinct species known among the naturalists natura lists AS the Epla ornis or the tall bird azle 9 of the Epin ornis was offered to afa Mur etim of natural history in central park a tow years ago which bad i hold ida of two gallons and equale in buk 1 one hundred and bilty hens eggs the talker has seen aa 6 cast of this egg at museum the discovery of these eggs wits made by a s captain who stopped at a port in the southern part of madagascar to trade with the natives during his stay there the curious dishes which the na tivai fused to carry food and water in attracted his attention and upon Investigation he found they were eggs cut in balaes land upon being question edthe natives in tormad him that they obtained them fro m t be an fn aa asand banks some distance away e interior an offer to put c babe boon resulted in the descove ry of and also in finding the bones of the bird that laid them the lat ter established the fact that the epi noris was a giant among birds some of the species attaining the of twelve or thirteen feet th of the original egg offee to tb mut pric elim was three haldred dollars at that rate a duzen eggs for breakfast would W rather expensive eating |