n. - A genus of New Zealand birds about the size of a hen, with
only short rudiments of wings, armed with a claw and without a tail;
the kiwi. It is allied to the gigantic extinct moas of the same
country. Five species are known.
n. - A genus of New Zealand birds about the size of a hen, with
only short rudiments of wings, armed with a claw and without a tail;
the kiwi. It is allied to the gigantic extinct moas of the same
country. Five species are known.