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STRUTHIO. OSTRICH. 



Generic Character. 



Rostrum rectum, mediocre, 

 depressum, apice rotun- 

 dato, obtuso. 



Caput calvum. 



Pedes didactjli: digitis an- 



trorsum spectantibus. 

 Alas, breves, remigibus nuUis. 



Struthio. Auctorum. 



BeaJc straight, middle sized, 

 depressed, the apex rounded 

 and obtuse. 



Head naked. 



Feet two-toed, both toes in 



front, none behind. 

 Wings short, no quills. 



Only one species is known of this genus, whose 

 manners of life will be found detailed in the fol- 

 lowing pages. 



BLACK OSTRICH.. 

 (Struthio Camelus.) 



St. corpore nigro^penyzis albo griseoque variegatis, remigibus pri- 

 moribus rectricibusque albis. (Femina fusca ubi mas niger est.) 



Ostrich with a black body, the feathers varied with white andi 

 grey ; the primary quills and tail-feathers white. {Female 

 brown where the male is black.) 



