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wholly upon grass! There is an equal mis- 
take, as we have already seen, in the suppo- 
sition that the male Emoo, or the male of 
any of the Ostrich tribe, sits upon the eggs 
to the exclusion of the females. 
In the Large Aviaries are specimens of 
the Crested Curassow, or Curassow, or Cu- 
rassoa-bird, of our West India colonies, but 
of which the native name is Hocco. It is 
probable that within a very short period, the 
Curassow will be common in our poultry- 
yards, and thus add to the number of exotic 
animals successively introduced into Eng- 
land, and placed within every one’s reach. 
That species of public service is one of those 
which, as I have told you, the Zoological 
Society expressly aims at performing ; but, 
in the present instance, its efforts appear to 
be anticipated. It is already domesticated 
in France, on the estate of M. Delafazette; 
and hen Curassows are now daily laying 
egos in the yards of two gentlemen in the 
neighbourhood of Portsmouth, having been 
brought thither direct from South America, 
by a Mr. Mac Arthur, the son of one of 
them, who himself is the gentleman that has 
