THE OSTRICH. 



Struthio Camelvs. Linn. 



Unequalled in stature among birds, strikingly pecu- 

 liar in its form, singular in its habits, and eagerly 

 sought after as furnishing in its graceful plumes one 

 of the most elegant among the countless vanities both 

 of savage and civilized life, the Ostrich has always 



