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OSTRICHES. 



Ostrich. 



young ones; the daughter of my people is become cruel, 

 like the Ostriches in the wilderness. (Lam. iv. 3.) It is 

 certainly true, that she does lay her eggs in the desert, 

 leaving them by day to the warmth of a burning sun ; but 

 no sooner does the evening set in, than swiftly she hastens 

 across the wild tracts of sand, over which she has, through- 

 out the day, been wandering in search of a scanty supply of 

 food, and all night long she covers them with the tenderest 

 care. 



The American Ostriches (Struthio Rhea) are not only 

 most affectionate, but sociable, laying together in the same 

 nest, or rather the same hole, showing equal attention to 

 their joint broods ; and that they are not deficient in attach- 

 ment towards each other, the following affecting story fully 

 proves. 



A pair of Ostriches had long been kept in the Zoological 

 Gardens, at Paris. The skylight over their heads having 

 been broken, the glaziers proceeded to repair it, and, in the 



