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A scene from Africa, with many native fauna.

Africa scene

A scene from Africa, with many native fauna.

A flightless bird, the Cassowary is closely related to the ostrich.

Cassowary

A flightless bird, the Cassowary is closely related to the ostrich.

A large running bird native to New Guinea and northeastern Australia. A relative of the ostrich.

Cassowary

A large running bird native to New Guinea and northeastern Australia. A relative of the ostrich.

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.

Emu

The Emu, a native of Australia, is nearly as large as the Ostrich, but has shorter legs and neck and…

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.

Emu

The Emu, a native of Australia, is nearly as large as the Ostrich, but has shorter legs and neck and…

The Kiwi, a native of New Zealand is closely related to the Ostrich but much smaller. It is also a flightless bird.

Kiwi

The Kiwi, a native of New Zealand is closely related to the Ostrich but much smaller. It is also a flightless…

A flightless bird, the ostrich can run rapidly with its wings outstretched.

Ostrich

A flightless bird, the ostrich can run rapidly with its wings outstretched.

A flightless bird, the ostrich can run rapidly with its wings outstretched.

Ostrich

A flightless bird, the ostrich can run rapidly with its wings outstretched.

This south American ostrich can not fly, the wings being small; but it is a swift runner, equaling a horse in speed.

Ostrich

This south American ostrich can not fly, the wings being small; but it is a swift runner, equaling a…

"The Ostrich is the largest of all living birds, standing from six to eight feet in height, and has been known from remote antiquity; Xenophon mentions it in the "Anabasis" as found in the plains of Artemisia, and there are frequent references to it in later Roman literature. Hunters report that the flesh is palatable. The ostrich is hunted and bred for the sake of the quill feathers of the wings and tail.The Ostrich is a vegetable feeder, but swallows stones, bits of iron, and other hard substances to aid the gizzard in its functions. On ostrich farms newly hatched birds have been observed to pick up little stones before taking any food. The wings are useless for flight, but of so much assistance in running that the bird can outstrip the fleetest horse."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Ostrich

"The Ostrich is the largest of all living birds, standing from six to eight feet in height, and has…

An ostrich in a circus

Ostrich

An ostrich in a circus

A large bird, nearly ten feet high, having a long neck, stout long legs, with only two toes, and short wings, with long soft plumes, in the place of feathers. It is remarkable for its speed, and swallowing bits of metal or stone.

Ostrich

A large bird, nearly ten feet high, having a long neck, stout long legs, with only two toes, and short…

A flightless bird native to Africa.

Ostrich

A flightless bird native to Africa.

The ostrich is a flightless bird native to Africa. They are distinct in their appearance, with a long neck and legs and the ability to run at speeds of 40 mph.

Ostrich

The ostrich is a flightless bird native to Africa. They are distinct in their appearance, with a long…

A genus of cursorial birds, of which it is the type. They are native to the deserts of Africa and Arabia, and somewhat resemble the emu and cassowary. The ostrich is the largest of living birds, standing from six to eight feet high, and has been known from remote antiquity.

Ostrich

A genus of cursorial birds, of which it is the type. They are native to the deserts of Africa and Arabia,…

The ostrich is the largest bird and native to Africa and Asia.

Ostrich

The ostrich is the largest bird and native to Africa and Asia.

"Struthio camelus, the Ostrich or "Camel-bird" of North Africa now extends from Barbary to Arabia, and even to Mesopotamia, though no longer found, as of old, in Egypt or Central Asia...". "It is black with white wings and tail, having a flesh coloured with brownish down, and practically bare tibiae of the same hue." "The Ostrich stands about eight feet high, being the largest of existing birds." - A. H. Evans, 1900

Ostrich

"Struthio camelus, the Ostrich or "Camel-bird" of North Africa now extends from Barbary to Arabia, and…

An ostrich being pursued by a hunter.

Ostrich

An ostrich being pursued by a hunter.

An ostrich, one of two large flightless birds found in Africa.

Ostrich

An ostrich, one of two large flightless birds found in Africa.

An ostrich claw.

Ostrich Claw

An ostrich claw.

"Dromaeognathous skull of ostrich, nat. size specimen no. 16,629, U.S. Nat Museum, by Dr. R. W. Shufeldt, U.S.A. RR, rostrum, beyond which the ossified nasal septum continues in the axis of the skull to the letters "Pmx." V, the short vomer, borne upon R, uniting laterally with Mxp, the broad maxillo-palatines; Pl, palatines, remote from rostrum, underrunning beyond Mxp, but not to Pmx. Pt, expanded scroll-like pterygoids, atriculating behind with Btp, the strong basipterygoid processes on the body (not rostum) of the sphenoid; they underlap R, but do not articulate there. Pmx, premaxillaries; Mx, maxillaries, whose ends run forward to opposite the letters "Pmx"; jugal; qj, quadrato-jugal; Qu, quadrate. (N.B. This is the most exceptional case of dromaeognathism. Each of the Ratite families - Struthionidae, Rheidae, Casuariidae, Dinornithidae, and Apterygidae, - as well as the Carinate family Tinamidae, offers a special case of such formation, as explained in the text.)." Elliot Coues, 1884

The Skull Structure of an Ostrich

"Dromaeognathous skull of ostrich, nat. size specimen no. 16,629, U.S. Nat Museum, by Dr. R. W. Shufeldt,…

An illustration of an ostrich with a doll in its beak.

Ostrich with Doll

An illustration of an ostrich with a doll in its beak.

"Shows the powerful legs, small feet, and rudimentary wings of the bird; the obliquity at which the bones of the legs and wings are placed, and the comparatively small angles which two bones make at their point of junction."—Pettigrew, 1857

Skeleton of Ostrich

"Shows the powerful legs, small feet, and rudimentary wings of the bird; the obliquity at which the…

A large non—flying bird of South America.

South American Ostrich

A large non—flying bird of South America.

A large, flightless bird, the ostrich measures six to eight feet tall, and is native to the sandy desert regions of tropical Africa.

Ostriches

A large, flightless bird, the ostrich measures six to eight feet tall, and is native to the sandy desert…

A flightless bird, the rhea is closely related to the ostrich.

Rhea

A flightless bird, the rhea is closely related to the ostrich.

Also called the American Ostrich. "It inhabits the pampas of South America and the coolest valleys in Brazil, Chili and Peru."

The Rhea

Also called the American Ostrich. "It inhabits the pampas of South America and the coolest valleys in…

A very large flightless bird.

Dinornis Skeleton

A very large flightless bird.