OvumApterygis est unum ex maximis ad magnitudinem adulti corporis pertinens (usque ad 20 centesimas ponderisfeminae) ullius speciei avium descriptae.[3] Propter alias Apterygisadaptationes unicas, praecipue pennascapillaceas, crura brevia et pinguia, ac nares in extremo rostro longissimo, quibus praeda non visa detegitur, hae aves notissimae inter multas civitates sunt. Apteryx quidem iconNovae Zelandiae est, tam clarissima quam kiwi, suum nomenMaorianum, demonymum hominum Novae Zelandiae facta est.[4]
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