qidiiiMiix do the flcsli of wluiks ciiid as a 



highly litsrioiis Irrat. Th(^ oil is excellent iVir 

 burning ; it produces no disagri;ealjle stiudl : it 

 is ig^s0 isottsidered a good liiiimeat for sprains or 

 ImSsm in hme^ eiKetle^ ^^shxar nhne^ or 

 when stronger stimulating properties arc re- 

 qidred, mixed witli tur|K'ntiin!. 



Tlie emu crops herbage iike tlic cow or horse, 

 and possesses gv^^ ke&&mesi^ of iftsibil. Hie 

 fiesh k eaten BaropeaiiSt mi preEeri'ed by 

 sonu^ to tlie kangaroo : the rump part is con- 

 sidered as delicate as fowl ; the Icji's coarse like 

 beef, but still tender : the Jibula boue of the leg 

 is used as an ornament by the natives, Tlie 

 best €me to hniili Mi^^is p,% im e^ly litmr 

 in the morning, Hiey ^ mift foot i hut 



when onee the do(>'?? n'(>t up to theni, they nre, 

 speedily overthrown and dispatehed. The for- 

 uiution of their nest is sini]>lc : they usually st'leet 

 ^ gltnatidil. In ^ mtvibi, npi^ ih« h!ll$, where ^ 

 apace is scraped similar to those formed by brood- 

 ing liens ; stieks and leaves, whidi alone form 

 the lU'St, are kit round (he eleared jilaee : here 

 the eggs are deposited without regaril to regu- 

 knty^theittiim[teif:9!^ijy^ ^amn fifnetotliiiieeni 

 It U 9^.mf!^<m tit^mwxt^e^ that there IS at- 

 ways an odd number; souk* nests having been 

 cliscoveretl with nine, others with eieveiL, aud 



