Zöology; a textbook for colleges and universities . and California. Photograph by E. R. Sanborn,N. Y. Zool. Soc. FIG. 155. Emeu and young. ZOOLOGY. Photograph by E. R. Sanborn, N. Y. Zool. Soc. FIG. 156. California condor (Gymnogyps calijornianus), the largest of NorthAmerican vultures, now extremely rare. Cassowaries (c) Casuariiformes. Cassowaries and emeus. The emeus are Australian, while the cassowariesinhabit New Guinea and the adjacent wings are quite rudimentary, and thereare no ornamental wing and tail plumes suchas are seen in the ostrich. The cassowarieshave a long crest
Zöology; a textbook for colleges and universities . and California. Photograph by E. R. Sanborn,N. Y. Zool. Soc. FIG. 155. Emeu and young. ZOOLOGY. Photograph by E. R. Sanborn, N. Y. Zool. Soc. FIG. 156. California condor (Gymnogyps calijornianus), the largest of NorthAmerican vultures, now extremely rare. Cassowaries (c) Casuariiformes. Cassowaries and emeus. The emeus are Australian, while the cassowariesinhabit New Guinea and the adjacent wings are quite rudimentary, and thereare no ornamental wing and tail plumes suchas are seen in the ostrich. The cassowarieshave a long crest or helmet on the head, andthe bare skin of the neck and head are brightlycolored. (d) Rheiformes. The rheas or South Americanostriches ; differing from true ostriches by thepresence of three toes (ostriches having onlytwo), a feathered neck, practically no tail, andother characters. Three species are known;one of them, Rhea darzvinii, was discovered byDarwin when he made his journey around theworld. South American ostriches BIRDS 385 (<?) Apterygiformes. The Apteryx or kiwi of New The kiwi ofZealand; a genus of birds about the size of a J
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