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EMOO-HOUSE. 
EMOO.*— CASSOWARY.— OSTRICH.—CARASOW-BIRDS.— 
SUPERB MENURA.-—ALBATROSS AND PELICAN.—PE- 
LICAN ISLAND.—ANIMAL EARS FOR MUSIC. 
AFTER the Pelicans, our young friends 
paid a passing visit to their old acquaint- 
ances, the Emoos, or Emooes, or Ostriches 
of the Southern Hemisphere; and _ here 
Mr. Dartmouth was at pains to fix in the 
minds of his hearers distinct notions of the 
Kmoo, Cassowary, and Ostrich respectively ; 
for all these have some general resemblance 
to each other, and yet are exceedingly dis- 
tinguishable ; and, among other things, in 
height. The Ostrich is from seven to nine 
feet high, the Emoo six, and the Cassowary 
only five and a half. There is no Cassowary 
in any part of the Society’s collection. 
The Cassowary is of heavier proportions 
* This has been variously written Emu, Emev, 
and Emew ; but the sound intended is Emoo. 
