. The birds of Australia. Birds. 2 THE BIBDS OF AUSTRALIA that the so-called Spotted Emu is only an immature phase of the ordinary bird. The spots or bars are found on some birds of a clutch and not on others, and on birds from Victoria and New South Wales quite as often as on those from West Australia. When the birds are fully adult, all the bars disappear, and they are practically all alike in markings, from whatever part of Australia they may come. Another form, D. parvuhis (Gld), formerly lived on Kangaroo Island, but. From life. Emu: Dromaeus novae-hollandiae. A. T. De was ruthlessly dest
. The birds of Australia. Birds. 2 THE BIBDS OF AUSTRALIA that the so-called Spotted Emu is only an immature phase of the ordinary bird. The spots or bars are found on some birds of a clutch and not on others, and on birds from Victoria and New South Wales quite as often as on those from West Australia. When the birds are fully adult, all the bars disappear, and they are practically all alike in markings, from whatever part of Australia they may come. Another form, D. parvuhis (Gld), formerly lived on Kangaroo Island, but. From life. Emu: Dromaeus novae-hollandiae. A. T. De was ruthlessly destroyed by the early settlers. Of this bird fortunately both skin and skeleton are in existence. This does not seem, however, to have been the only Emu on the island, for many bones of birds received from it by the South Australian Museum are apparently identical with those of the existing species. Professor Spencer has recognised another smaller species, D. minor, determined on bones obtained from King Island in Bass Strait. In the typical Emu the adults are grey, many of the feathers having a blackish tip, and there is little difference. 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 Lucas, Arthur Henry Shakspere; Le Soue?f, W. H. Dudley. Melbourne, London [etc. ] Whitcombe and Tombs Limited
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