Apteryx

a genus of Ratite birds, constituting family CApterygide), with four species (or pertwo species, each consisting of two races), all New Zealand. These birds, called by the “ Kiwi,” or ‘“ Kiwi-Kiwi,” from their cry, the merest rudiments of wings, and these are hidden that they appear to be altogether wanting; plumage is much more like hair than feathers, there is no aftershaft. [FEATHER.] The North Kiwi (A. man tell i) and the large Grey Kiwi haasti) are represented in the South Island by australis and the Little Grey Kiwi (A. owent). is evident from the popular names, the plumage two of these species is grey; that of the North Kiwi is rufous brown, and that of A. australia or greyish brown. The smaller species are the size of a domestic fowl, but the Large Kiwi is about two feet in height. The form the body is not unlike that of the penguin, set short stout legs, with three toes in front, and a one behind raised above the level of the rest. neck ic short and thick, and the head is fur with a long smooth, slender bill, having tine at the tip. The bill is driven into the ground pane APTERYX (Apteryx australis), search of worms, which constitute the principal of these birds. Little is known of their habits a state of nature beyond the fact that they live pairs and pa the day in holes in the ground or the foot of trees, coming out in the twilight to They run with great rapidity, and if attacked to escape, but if hard pre ed they raise foot and strike downwards with considerable thus using the sharp and powerful claws as of defence. Many living specimens have brought to Europe, and they bear confinement well. The North Island Kiwi in the Zoo log i of Gardens, Regent’s Park, laid two eggs, dispro- & 3 large for the size of the bird, which incubated for some time, but without result. { W) Q) x 182 rica studied predilection practised return widow. but secured morphosis, the that Boccacio. are the his plays somewhat tends promontory Gulf Calabria. (sometimes south Lucania. Daunia sponding primitive the The and wars. Romans covered America, receiving 600 of latitude, PODA hydrochloric the aquatic Apuleius. ( 166 Apuleius, Lucius, born at Madauras in Afin 125 a.pD. or perhaps a little earlier. He at Athens, where he acquired a strong for Platonism. Going to Rome he with succe as an advocate. On his to Africa he captivated and married a rich ‘This led to his being charged with sorcery, his eloquent defence, preserved in the Apologia, an acquittal. His great work, the Mfetabetter known as the Golden A , contains romance of Psyche besides other amusing stories have been adopted by Cervantes, Le Sage, and Among his more serious productions treatises on the life and doctrine of Plato, on God of So crates, and on the World. Though style is inflated and full of barbarisms, he dismuch versatility, humour, and intelligence. Apulia (mod. J’uglia), a name which is now vaguely applied to the country that exalong the east coast of Italy from above the of Gargano to the river Bradano in the of ‘Taranto, thus including the ancient In cla ical times Apulia or Appulia called Japygia) was a province bounded by Calabria and east by Sammium and It was divided by the river Anfidus into north and Peucetin south, the latter correto the Puglia of modern times. The inhabitants were regarded as Oscans, but country was colonised by Greeks from Arcadia. Apulians struggled against Rome till 317 B.c., were of doubtful faith in the Punic and Social ‘They were so severely treated by the that to this day the country has never reits ancient prosperity.