. Zoology : for students and general readers . Zoology. CURSORIAL BIRDS. 539 maximus, of Madagascar, supiDosed by some to be the roc of the Arabian Nights' Talcs. Of this colossal bird, remains of the skull, some vertebrfe, and a tibia 64 cent, long, have been found. The single egg discovered is of the capacity of one hundred and fifty hens' eggs. To this order belong the three-toed cassowaries of the East Indies and Australia, and the emeu of Australia ; both. Kg. 461.—Moa, Pcdapterytn, with three Kiwi-kiwi birds.—After Hochetetter, from Tenney's Zoology. of these birds are about 2 metres (5-
. Zoology : for students and general readers . Zoology. CURSORIAL BIRDS. 539 maximus, of Madagascar, supiDosed by some to be the roc of the Arabian Nights' Talcs. Of this colossal bird, remains of the skull, some vertebrfe, and a tibia 64 cent, long, have been found. The single egg discovered is of the capacity of one hundred and fifty hens' eggs. To this order belong the three-toed cassowaries of the East Indies and Australia, and the emeu of Australia ; both. Kg. 461.—Moa, Pcdapterytn, with three Kiwi-kiwi birds.—After Hochetetter, from Tenney's Zoology. of these birds are about 2 metres (5-7 feet) high. The South American ostrich {Rhea Americana) v\t\\t\\Tee toes to each foot, is a smaller bird, standing 1-3 metres high, run- ning in small herds on the pampas. The two-toed ostrich iStruthio camelus Linn.), of the deserts of Africa and Arabia, now reared for the feathers of its wings and tail, so. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring), 1839-1905. New York : Henry Holt
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