178 WILD ANIMAL CELEBRITIES 



has a curious flat head, a long thin neck, and 

 long, muscular, naked legs ending in two-toed 

 feet. Some parts of his body look too small 

 and some too large; some parts are naked 

 and some are covered with the most beauti- 

 ful feathers. His large dark eyes with 

 their long eyelashes are a great contrast to 

 his ugly, flat head, and, when he, stretches his 

 long neck to its fullest extent, he stands over 

 eight feet high. 



George "Washington has a jet-black back, 

 and soft white feathers at the tips of his ri- 

 diculous little wings and tail. Martha, his 

 wife, is not nearly so good looking, as she has 

 no white feathers, but is of a uniform drab 

 color; also she is smaller. But George is very 

 devoted to her. He conducted his courtship 

 in a slow and solemn manner, being extremely 

 careful in his selection of a wife, for os- 

 triches only have one wife in a lifetime. When 

 an ostrich loses his partner, he never takes 

 another, but remains solitary for the re- 

 mainder of his days. 



"When a pair are once mated, they are put 



