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The female Aptervx digs a sliallow burrow in tlie earth. lavs 

 two very large, white eg,gs therein, and goes her wav. The male 

 then takes entire- charge of the inciihatii m. and also rears the 

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The I'jnrn i^ ilu' Australian re])resentati\\' of tin- struthious 

 birds and is hrst cousin to ilic cassowar\ . Idiis bird shares tlic 

 great grassy ])lains with the kangaroos, and lirforc- tlu' arri\al of 

 man had but few foes; for Australia was cut otT from tin- rest 

 of the w<')rld lf)ng' before the fleet, wolf-like carnivores were 

 evolved. The Emeu stands from five to six feet in height, and 



