'romiceus Australia). 



HE Emu is a grand stately looking bird, 

 and except the Ostrich which lives in 

 Africa is the largest bird in the world, being 

 from five to six feet in height. At a distance 

 its feathers look very much like coarse hair. 

 Some of the native names for the Emu are 

 Moregnonder, Wooroocathie and Bunggeera* 

 When speared, the Emu afforded a splendid 

 feast for the black hunter, who we are told 

 used to make an oven in the clay, in which 

 the bird was cooked, without even being 

 plucked. For some reason unknown to us, 

 its flesh was not allowed to be eaten by the 



