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	Kagu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus) is a long-legged greyish bird found in the dense mountain forests of New Caledonia.
		The Kagu is an ground living bird found in the forests and shrubland of New Caledonia.
		The Kagu's affinities are uncertain too, although usually the Kagu is considered to be within the Gruiformes and was initially classed as a member of the family Ardeidae because of its powder-downs, and an affinity with the Ardeidae is suggested by the morphological characters of the Kagu.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kagu (635 words)

	Kagu -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus) is a long-legged greyish (Warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings) bird found in the dense mountain forests of (An island east of Australia and north of New Zealand) New Caledonia.
		Kagus are considered very important in New Caledonia, it is a high profile (A plant that is native to a certain limited area) endemic emblem for the Territory.
		The Kagu's affinities are uncertain too, although usually the Kagu is considered to be within the Gruiformes and was initially classed as a member of the family (Herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns) Ardeidae because of its powder-downs, and an affinity with the Ardeidae is suggested by the morphological characters of the Kagu.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/k/ka/kagu.htm (881 words)

	kagu. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Once abundant on the islands of the Coral Sea, the shy, nocturnal kagu is now close to extinction, and may only be found in the remotest mountains of New Caledonia in the South Pacific.
		Like the dodo, the kagu suffered greatly from the ravages of domestic animals, especially pigs and dogs.
		Kagus are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Gruiformes, family Rhynochetidae.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ka/kagu.html (240 words)

	Kagu tolliinspektuur (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Kagu tolliinspektuuriga liideti regionaalreformi käigus endine Valga inspektuur, mille koosseisu kuulus kolm tollipunkti: Valga sisemaa tollipunkt, Valga maantee piiritollipunkt ja Valga raudtee piiritollipunkt.
		Kagu tolliinspektuuris toimus spetsialiseerumine Koidula, Luhamaa ja Valga maantee piiritollipunktis.
		aastal oli Kagu tolliinspektuuri töös nii kordaminekuid kui ka tagasilööke.
	www.customs.ee /yearbook2000/Aastaraamat%202000/ti-kagu.htm (1363 words)

	AMNH - Expedition : Endangered (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The kagu is a secretive bird that prowls the forest floor in New Caledonia, an island about 900 miles (1,450 km) east of Australia.
		The kagu is such a secretive bird that it's impossible to get an accurate count, but most ornithologists believe that only 500 to 1,000 of them survive in the wild.
		With their numbers already reduced to near extinction by habitat destruction, kagus may not be able to withstand the onslaught of exotic predators.
	www.amnh.org /nationalcenter/Endangered/kagu/kagu.html (192 words)

	Kagu page
		The dramatic turn in the fortunes of the Kagu is all due to one man, Yves Letocart (left, with a wild Kagu), now the world's premier authority on the family.
		Wild Kagus were attracted to the captive birds, hanging out near the pen to sleep at night.
		Kagu) and soon a pair of Kagu (unbanded) emerged from the forest and took turns running across the road.
	www.montereybay.com /creagrus/kagu.html (1454 words)

	Kagu - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Kagu's affinities within the order Gruiformes are uncertain too, many consider it close to the rails, but is placed in a family of its own, Rhynochetidae.
		Han®guk tosi kulloja kagu e taehan yon®gu: In®guhakchok t°uksong mit punbae pulp°yongdung ui changgijok ch°use wa kyongje wigi hu ui pyonhwa
		Kagu to sain: Toshokan sekkei keikaku manyual (Shirizu toshokan no kenchiku)
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /kagu.htm (709 words)

	Kagu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Kagu, Rhynochetus jubatus is a long legged greyish bird found in dense mountain forests of New Caledonia.
		The habitat and rarity of this species mean that little is known of its habits.
		The Kagu is related to the railss, but is classed in a family of its own, Rhynochetidae.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/k/ka/kagu.html (102 words)

	Kagu
		Erwachsene Kagus sind nachtreihergross: Sie weisen eine Kopfrumpflänge von durchschnittlich 55 Zentimetern, ein Gewicht zwischen 700 und 1100 Gramm und eine Flügelspannweite von knapp 80 Zentimetern auf.
		Auf seiner Heimatinsel kommt der Kagu zur Hauptsache in Waldgebieten vor - von den Küstenwäldern auf Meereshöhe bis hinauf in die Bergwälder auf über 1400 Metern ü.M. Er hält sich auch in busch- und strauchreichem Gelände auf, sofern dort der Unterwuchs nicht allzu dicht ist.
		Erwachsene Kagus sind monogam: Sie leben das ganze Jahr über in einer festen Partnerschaft.
	www.markuskappeler.ch /tex/texs/kagu.html (1748 words)

	Gray Ghosts of the Cloud Forest - National Wildlife Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In all, 15 kagus met their demise and 5 others were wounded over a four-month period, all but wiping out the peakâs once-thriving population.
		Kagus nest on the ground and the male and female alternate egg-incubation duties in 24-hour shifts.
		Some experts theorize the kaguâs ancestors were carried from the ancient supercontinent Gondwanaland when New Caledonia, which lies 900 miles from the northeast coast of Australia, splintered from the landmass 80 million years ago.
	www.nwf.org /nationalwildlife/article.cfm?articleid=835&issueid=64 (1693 words)

	Protected areas of the Pacific Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A sample plot of 1,500ha has been monitored for kagu since 1980, and the number of recorded birds has increased from 21 in 1980 to 49 in 1989, reflecting the success of sustained predator control programmes and the contribution of captively bred birds to the wild population (Anon., 1989).
		A census of kagu throughout the park, and in other selected parts of the country, was conducted during September 1989 to January 1990.
		It is forbidden to hunt, capture and hold kagus, except by special authorisation which may be granted for purposes such as scientific research.
	sea.unep-wcmc.org /sites/pa/0220w.htm (781 words)

	birdtours.co.uk - Birdwatching Reports from New Caledonia
		Kagu is the most well known and sought after bird on New Caledonia.
		Our main target, of course, was the Kagu, but we also wanted to try and find as many endemics as we could...
		These endemics include the island's major avian attraction, the unique Kagu, which is most likely to be seen with assistance from Yves Letocart of the New Caledonian forestry department...
	www.birdtours.co.uk /tripreports/new_cal (860 words)

	Kagu
		It was trapped in early times by the Melanesians, who were later joined by Europeans who trapped them for pets and for the profitable plume trade of the early 1900s.
		The kagu gradually retreated to the interior mountains and valleys, but much of this remaining habitat was destroyed because of nickel mining.
		A forest park is being developed, which it is hoped will ensure the continued existence of the last living members of this species.
	www.nature.ca /notebooks/english/kagu.htm (117 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- New Caledonia rain forests (AA0113) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Although it spends most of its time on the ground, the kagu has full-sized wings that can support short glides when it is forced to flee.
		An ancient family of birds is represented by the kagu, the national bird of New Caledonia.
		Sadly, the kagu is among the ecoregion’s endangered species -- which also include the New Caledonian rail (listed as critical) and five other bird species on the verge of extinction.
	www.nationalgeographic.com /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/aa/aa0113.html (459 words)

	Japanese Auxiliary Seaplane Tenders
		The KAGU MARU is reassigned to the Fourth Fleet, 3rd Naval Air Group.
		The CO of the TATSUTA, Captain (Vice Admiral, posthumously) Ito Yasunoshin, is assigned additional duty as the CO of the KAGU MARU.
		The KAGU MARU is damaged by USAAF B-17 “Flying Fortresses” that bomb Simpson harbor.
	www.combinedfleet.com /Kagu%20Maru_t.htm (1974 words)

	UNEP-WCMC - Kagu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Although incapable of sustained flight the Kagu's wings are full sized and can support short glides when forced to flee.
		Kagu have poor night vision and are reluctant to leave their nests at night, probably making them easier prey for dogs.
		Solutions needed include the establishment of managed reserves, and the education of politicians and public about the threats to the Kagu.
	www.unep-wcmc.org /species/data/species_sheets/kagu.htm (496 words)

	Kagu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		It is almost flightless and builds ground nest of sticks laying a single It has proved vulnerable to introduced rats and cats and is on the verge of
		The habitat and rarity of this species that little is known of its habits.
		The Kagu is related to the rails but is classed in a family its own Rhynochetidae.
	www.freeglossary.com /Rhynochetidae (138 words)

	birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
		A trip in 1997 was not a possibility but one in 1998 was and we planned a trip around Kagu, Plains Wanderer (another bird we had wanted to see for some time) and a good selection of SE Australian species (both of us had been to Queensland before).
		The most interesting is the Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus), a large flightless bird with silky-grey plumage, a large crest, reddish bill and legs.
		The kagu is the national bird of New Caledonia...
	www.fatbirder.net /links_geo/australasia/new_caledonia.html (1205 words)

	Kanzen Kagu Sdn Bhd
		Kanzen Kagu is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kanzen Tetsu Sdn Bhd, which is a subsidiary of FACB Industries Incorporated Berhad, a company listed on the Main Board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange.
		Its products are well accepted and extensively used in the metal furniture industry, the scaffolding industry, the metal grill and gates industry, as well as the general building and construction industry.
		Kanzen Kagu will continue to invest in new equipment and technology as well as increase its product range in anticipation of the growing industrial needs and further strengthen its presence in both the domestic and international markets.
	www.kanzen-tetsu.com /kkprofile.htm (300 words)

	Encyclopedia: Kagu
		Prior to its switch to all-classical, it was a college rock station through the late 1990s.
		Billing itself as the "hundred-thousand milliwatt zippo of the River City" KAGU broadcast a 100 watt signal throughout Spokane.
		The concept was simple: the voiceover stated "Fish For Breakfast, and KAGU every night.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Kagu (249 words)

	porzellanmalerei-kagu
		The Kagu is the biggest unairworthy bird of the pacific islands which has survived to this day.
		Only by cultivation in the zoo of Noumea, the capital of New Caledonia and following make wild again the manner could be saved after also the poaching cats and dogs had been controled in the national park.
		Durably, but the strange crake relative only can be got if further protectorates are established and the cultivation into man care is strengthened.
	www.porcelaindesign.com /1-english/haupt/p-kagu.htm (77 words)

	Go2War2.nl - Kagu Maru
		Harima SB De Kagu Maru was oorspronkelijk als vrachtschip gebouwd voor de Kokusai Kisen KK in 1936.
		Het schip heeft vanaf 1937 als vliegboot tender bij de Japanse marine slechts één jaar dienst gedaan en is in 1939 weer teruggegeven aan de oorspronkelijke eigenaar.
		Vanaf 1941 heeft de Kagu Maru weer dienstgedaan als transportschip bij de Japanse marine, totdat het op 4 november 1944 tot zinken werd gebracht in de buurt van Luzon door de Amerikaanse onderzeeboten USS Bream en USS Ray.
	www.go2war2.nl /artikel/348 (873 words)

	Otsuka Kagu, Ltd., Limited
		The results are two specialized reports: (1) global financial benchmarks using common-size statement ratios (vertical analysis), and (2) labor productivity and utilization measures collected across borders.
		On the liability side, does Otsuka Kagu, Ltd. typically have a higher percent of payables compared to the benchmarks, or does it hold a higher concentration of long-term debt?
		Important Disclaimer: This report was not prepared on behalf of or for Otsuka Kagu, Ltd..
	www.icongrouponline.com /pr/Otsuka_Kagu,_Ltd_JP/PR.html (658 words)

	but she’s a girl… » Kagu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In case you’ve never seen a picture of one before, the kagu, Rhynochetos jubatus, is the national bird of New Caledonia, and was [”extremely endangered”:http://www.oneworldwildlife.org/newcaledonia.html] in the early 1980’s, getting down to about 60 or 70 individuals in the world.
		The kagu is the only surviving representative of an entire family of birds which was once endemic in New Caledonia.
		I was terrified that I would cough explosively, the kagu would have a heart attack or die of shock, and I would be personally responsible for reducing the world kagu population by about 0.1%.
	www.rousette.org.uk /blog/archives/2003/08/26/kagu (997 words)

	Bird watching Trip Report from South East Australia and New Caledonia
		Returning for a meal (of bread and tuna) before it got dark we were delighted to have 2 Kagus feeding around the tents in a plover like fashion (running then stopping and listening) for nearly half an hour before dusk.
		An unringed Kagu was seen in the forest by a small picnic table about 0.5 km from campsite then, when walking down the road before the Kaori tree, a pair started hissing at me. I hissed back and one approached to within 4 m.
		Kagu had got to be one of the best birds ever.
	www.birdtours.co.uk /tripreports/australia/aus-ncal/se-aus-newcal.htm (10749 words)

	The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: kagu@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		KAGU [kagu], common name for a long-legged, heronlike bird, Rhynochetos jubatus.
		Each year, up to 18 different countries have issued stamps featuring their own threatened animals: the Kagu in New Caledonia, Whales in South Africa, the Red-Breasted Goose in Ukraine, various birds in Australia.
		A captive breeding program and reintroduction of the kagu into Riviere Bleue Provincial Park has created a stable population in the park of 450.
	www.highbeam.com /ref/doc0.asp?docid=1E1:kagu (447 words)

	The NEW CALEDONIA birding tour with FIELD GUIDES INCORPORATED-worldwide birdwatching adventures and holidays for ...
		The magnificent Kagu, only member of the bird family Rhynochetidae, is perhaps best known for its loud calls and a strange nuptial display that reveals the beautiful wing pattern.
		New Caledonia is approximately 250 miles long by thirty miles wide, and, of course, the Kagu is the primary draw for birders who travel there.
		In addition to the Kagu, however, there are numerous other birds of interest on the island.
	www.fieldguides.com /caledonia.htm (395 words)

	Kagu Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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	www.karr.net /search/encyclopedia/Kagu (807 words)

	BIRDCHAT archives -- November 1998, week 1 (#84)
		There are Kagu and a few other natives in cages and one can get an idea of the jizz of the birds.
		He is probably responsible for the vastly increased numbers Kagu today.
		In the end we used both cameras to photograph the Kagu, it was so close.
	listserv.arizona.edu /cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind9811a&L=birdchat&F=&S=&P=5871 (1455 words)

	Species Profile for Kagu
		Federal Register documents that apply to the Kagu.
		USFWS Refuges on which the Kagu is reported.
		The Kagu was first listed on June 02, 1970.
	ecos.fws.gov /species_profile/SpeciesProfile?spcode=B01V (130 words)

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