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It feems very greedy, and fwallows its food . 
whole; it foon parts from what it has taken ; 
‘and apples and eggs have been known to come 
from it as whole as when they were firft fwal- 
lowed, ee 
Sometimes when it fwallows them a fecond 
time they are then digefted. 












_ The Caflowary’s eggs are of a grey afh colour, 
rather greenifh, and {potted with green, ; : 
Caffowaries are found in the eaftern and fouth- 
ern parts of Afia. | 
The Caflowary grunts like a hog, does not bruife | 
its food with its beak, and will fwallow ftones and 
pieces of metal like the Oftrich. 
Another fpecies of the Struthio has three toes ; 
the hind toe is round, and without a claw. It is 
found in South America, and feeds on fruit and 
On fleth, ae 
_ The body is grey; it has no tail feathers, the 
feathers on the lower part of the back bend down- °~ 
wards and cover the tail. The toes are divided, 
and inftead of a toe behind it has a knob. | 
'. Itis not quite fo large as an Offtrich, but it is 
the largeft bird in America, for it is fix feet high. 
Its body is almoft round like a globe. Its | 
Wings are very fhort, and ufelefs for flying: from 
ats 
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