THE dependable Rudgo Motor Cycls was again victorious in n recent LondonEdinburgh Reliability Trial. Ten Rudges entered and all completed the long journey with honours. The latest Multispeed Rudge may bo inspected in Wellington shortly at tho Agents, K. Reynolds and Co., Ltd., 50 Victoria Street—Advt. Thcro has just been housed in the Londun Zoo a rare ornithological specimen that has not been seen in England for half a century. The Balaeniceps rex, otherwise tlio "Shoobill, otherwise the Whalo-headed Stork, is the official description of this interesting species. It. is fai and away the ugliest bird in the gardens The gift'of 'Lieutenant-General Sir Fran, cis Wingate, the shocbill stands about three feet in height. Its plumage i< grey, its proportions suggestive of th< stork; and its head, which is two-third! beak, is disproportionately large. The bird inhabits the morasses traversed bt tho upper branches of tho White Nile.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1550, 20 September 1912, Page 5
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148Page 5 Advertisements Column 7 Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1550, 20 September 1912, Page 5
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