. Annual report - New York Zoological Society. Zoology. NINTH ANNUAL REPORT 207. ^^ CERAM CASM >\\A1<\-. is covered with brown, harsh, double feathers. Its note is a deep booming sound which can be heard a long distance. Nature is sometimes economical, even to the minutest details, and an excellent example of this is found in the feathers of these flightless birds, which are devoid of the interlocking booklets which make possible the flight of other types of feathered creatures. The eggs of the Emeu are from seven to eighteen in number, and are laid in a roughly trampled nest of grass. A
. Annual report - New York Zoological Society. Zoology. NINTH ANNUAL REPORT 207. ^^ CERAM CASM >\\A1<\-. is covered with brown, harsh, double feathers. Its note is a deep booming sound which can be heard a long distance. Nature is sometimes economical, even to the minutest details, and an excellent example of this is found in the feathers of these flightless birds, which are devoid of the interlocking booklets which make possible the flight of other types of feathered creatures. The eggs of the Emeu are from seven to eighteen in number, and are laid in a roughly trampled nest of grass. As is the rule among the birds of this Subclass, the male takes upon himself the duties of incubation and rears the chicks, while the female takes charge of the brood of the previous year. The chicks are not of a dull-brown colour, like their parents, but are striped with. 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 New York Zoological Society. New York, The Society
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