A Rare Bird.

Manawatu Herald, 20 August 1898, Page 3

A Rare Bird.

A discovery which Di* Hccken, who presided, declared to be a matter of nothing le3s than world -wide interest to scientific people who (says the Otago Daily Times) announced at Tuesday night's meeting of the Otago Institute, at which Dr Benham read a telegram from Dr Young, of Inveicargill, stating that he had another specimen of Notornis Mantelli, and asking that a trustworthy taxidermist might be recom* mended to him. Though there are saveral skeletons of this bird in New Zealand, two of them being ia the possession of Mr A.. Pamilton, registrar of the University, there have prior to this been only three complete specimens pecured, and not one of these is in the colony, two being in the British Museum and a third in Dresden. Thefiretspecimen was discovered in 1849 by a p^rty of sealers at Duck Cove, on Resolution Island, Dusky Sound, and shortly afterwards a second was found by the Maoris on Secretary Island opposite to Deas Gove, Thompson Sound, but it was not until 1880 that the third tprchnan — which, unlike the othfr two, was seen alive — was obtained by a rabitter on Captain Hankin?ou's run on the eastern side of Like To Anau.