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It was replaced, however, by No.8 being hatched in the course of the 
day. 
The day following was a day of rest. The next morning produced 
another, an unnumbered egg, being the first, no doubt, of the addi- 
tional ones laid into the nest. The three remaining of the original 
numbered eggs, were now tried, found to be lifeless, and removed. 
There were still three left of the additional more recently laid eggs, 
which would each require the corresponding multiple of at least three 
days for the normal time of hatching. Two of these exhibited un- 
mistakeable signs of life, and one distinctly chirped. 
The bird, with his large family about him, was now naturally very 
much off the nest by day. The two living eggs were therefore brought 
away, and exposed to the full sun (ranging from 100° to 118°) when- 
ever it served, or kept by the fire at something over 100°, and put 
under the bird at night. The more forward of the above two was 
safely hatched on the 22nd. The other one progressed in strength 
daily ; was heard to chirp four days beforehand, but did not begin to 
break out of the shell till the 28th. It was nineteen hours in com- 
pletely extricating itself, and that not without some assistance from : 
its parent, and even from its active elder brothers and sisters, to the 
eminent peril, apparently, of its poor little life. It was not healthily 
hatched, though it grew and gained in strength for several days. It 
had one foot cramped from the first, and, being once fed (forced with 
food), never took anything of its own accord. Over-heating is almost 
an invariable cause of weakness and cramp, and I think it had pro- 
bably too much before the fire. It had to be nursed almost entirely 
in-doors, and during its short life became evidently much attached to 
those about it. Though it could only hobble at best, it would follow 
me when doing little matters in the sunshine about the garden, and 
would utter the familiar plaintive cry when I was long out of sight. 
It was always put back to its parent at night, and was found crushed 
in the nest on the morning of the 8th, aged ten days. The remaining 
egg was finally abandoned. Thus a brood of ten young emeus have — 
been hatched this season altogether. One other misfortune | have to 
record. On returning home late from a necessary day’s absence, and 
proceeding at once, as usual, to the emeu-house, | found one fine 
strong little one, the second in age I believe, stretched lifeless on the 
ground, from an accident, I apprehend, that further experience may 
avoid. The remaining seven are thriving well, grow fast, all but one 
appear quite healthy, and they form a most lively and interesting 
family. A trying period comes on at about four months of age. 
