Emu

The Emu, a native of Australia, is nearly as large as the Ostrich, but has shorter legs and neck and a thicker body. The wings are rudimentary and hidden beneath feathers of the body. It cannot fly but runs quickly.

Keywords

Rhea, birds, Aves, Emu, Australian birds, ostrich, moa, Struthionidae

Galleries

Australia, Birds: D-E

Source

Louis Figuier, Reptiles and Birds (London:Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1869) 394

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