NATURAL HISTORY. 



Order VI. STRUTHIONE8. 



Family I. Strutliiomdse. (Gr. 2 rpovflof, an ostrich. Ostrich kind.) 



Sub-family a. . Strutldonince. 



Camelus (Gr. Ka^/lof, a Camel), the Ostrich. 



can testify. These frequently astonish the visitor by suddenly 

 snatching out of his hand a bun or cake which he had in- 

 tended for his own special benefit, their long necks enabling 

 them to reach to a surprising distance. Many of my readers 



