FOUND IN THE BUSH.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 November 1920, Page 5

FOUND IN THE BUSH.

SIX DAYS'OLD. Seventeen miles from any house, near the bank of the Harris River, West Australia. This is nearly three years ago, and it was then six days old. Now that it has developed it has, proved itself to be the most wonderful biological curiosity in the world. The curiosity was reared by Mrs. Gunning Davis, a lady of W.A., who has brought the above to New Zealand, per s.s. Ulimaroa, from Tasmania, with the object of exhibiting it at the agricultural show at Stratford this week. The bird is a handsome white Orpington fowl, having two bodies within the one frame. The left side of the remarkable creature is male, and the right side, female. It has four legs, two of them coming from the spine. • Tt crows like a rooster and cackles like a hen. The most notable features are its feathers. The curiosity walks like an ostrich, flies like a pheasant, makes its own nest, and is the father of many chickens. The ; hen lavs an egg which is not fertile. Never before has anyone had the opportunity afforded them of seeing such a remarkable scieniilie wonder. The explanation is that the bird is ft throw-back from at least 25,000 years ago. In short, it is rcallv a prc-historic bird, and is valued at £2OOO. Don't miss this wonderful creature. It is genuine. The wonderful bird was seen in Brisbane by the Prince of Wales and party, and His Royal Highness was keenly interested. With characteristic humor he remarked: "What other wonder are they going to show me reared in the colonies." Over "000 people paid to see this bird before 1 pin on People's Day at the Canterbury Show.-(Published by arrangement).