172 OSTRICH, EMOO, CASSOWARY. 
7 “like the Cassowary, differs from the Ostrich 
in having three toes instead of two; but the 
Cassowary, besides other important varia- 
tions, both from Ostrich and Kimoo, is a bird 
of very different figure, because, besides be- 
ing lower in its stature, is is of far heavier 
proportions. Each of the species, however, 
agrees with the others, in subsisting wholly 
upon vegetable diet; for the voracity im- 
puted to them belongs only to the habit of 
swallowing all descriptions of heterogeneous 
things, but especially stones, as aids to di- 
gestion, in the same manner that stones and 
eravel are swallowed by all, or almost all, 
other kinds of birds. Each of the species, 
too, is strong, and upon some occasions, 
fierce in resistance and self-defence; but 
otherwise entirely gentle. The Ostrich,* 
from all antiquity, has been likened to the 
Camel; and upon the Emo, it has lately 
been attempted to fix a scientific appellation, 
which would recal the Dromedary ;} and 
even the Cassowary, which appears to be 
* Struthio Camelus.—LInn. 
+ Dromiceius Nove Hollandie. Vierii.—Casua- 
rius Nove Hollandie,—Latruam. 
