. Principles of economic zoo?logy. Zoology, Economic. RATIT^ 279 localities, where they are breeding and becoming of much value for their plumes. The ostrich is the largest of living birds (Fig. 227). It may attain to a height of 6 or 8 feet, and may easily reach, with outstretched neck, a height of 10 feet. It weighs from 375 to 450 pounds. It is a rapid runner, a single stride is said to ^. iifS ,. 1 •=*•'- "i Fig. 227.—Ostrich twenty-six months old. (Year-book U. S. Dept. Agri- cul., 1905.) cover 25 feet or more.^ It uses its two-toed feet in defense and its kick is dangerous. "Th
. Principles of economic zoo?logy. Zoology, Economic. RATIT^ 279 localities, where they are breeding and becoming of much value for their plumes. The ostrich is the largest of living birds (Fig. 227). It may attain to a height of 6 or 8 feet, and may easily reach, with outstretched neck, a height of 10 feet. It weighs from 375 to 450 pounds. It is a rapid runner, a single stride is said to ^. iifS ,. 1 •=*•'- "i Fig. 227.—Ostrich twenty-six months old. (Year-book U. S. Dept. Agri- cul., 1905.) cover 25 feet or more.^ It uses its two-toed feet in defense and its kick is dangerous. "The cry is said to be hoarse and mourn- ful, resembling the roar of a lion or the lowing of an ; The eggs are 5 or 6 inches in length, and one ostrich egg equals a score of common hen eggs. They are laid in a hollow nest in 1 Evans, " Birds," p. 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 Daugherty, Lewis Sylvester, 1857-; Daugherty, L. S. , Mrs. , 1859-. Philadelphia, London, W. B. Saunders
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