OSTRICH, EMOO, CASSOWARY. 171 
than either the Emoo or Ostrich, and not so 
tall. The legs of the Ostrich are three feet 
or more long, and those of the Cassowary 
only two and a half. These birds differ also 
in colour, and in the texture of their feathers. 
The Ostrich is a native of Africa; the Cas- 
_ sowary, of the Dutch and Portuguese Hast 
Indies; and the Emoo, apparently, both of 
Australia and South America. The East 
Indian bird, called Cassowary by the Dutch, 
and, from the Dutch, by the English, is 
called Emoo by the Portuguese; and, not- 
withstanding all the differences between the 
East Indian and South American birds, tie 
Portuguese carried the same name of Emoo, 
or Cassowary, into South America, whence, 
again by the English, it has been extended to 
the bird found in New Holland, or Australia. 
If the Emoo of South America entirely 
resembles that of New Holland, there are 
then but three birds of the Ostrich genus; 
namely, the Ostrich, the Emoo, and the Cas- 
sowary ; and, of these, while both the Casso- 
wary and Emoo differ much from the Ostrich, 
the Cassowary differs still more than the 
KHmoo. The Emoo, among other things, 
