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Emu

large Australian bird of two species Dromaius Novaelig Hollandiaelig and D irroratus related to the cassowary and the ostrich The emu runs swiftly but is unable to fly

Dodo

Didus ineptus formerly inhabiting the Island of Mauritius It had short half fledged wings like those of the ostrich and a short neck and legs called also dronte It was related to the pigeons

Diatryma

An extinct eocene bird from New Mexico larger than the ostrich

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Cursores

An order of running birds including the ostrich emu and allies the Ratitaaelig

Cassowary

large bird of the genus Casuarius found in the east Indies It is smaller and stouter than the ostrich Its head is armed with a kind of helmet of horny substance consisting of plates overlapping each other

Brevipennate

Short winged applied to birds which can not fly owing to their short wings as the ostrich cassowary and emu

VerbarHesperornis

from the Cretaceous deposits of Kansas belonging to the Odontornithes They had teeth and were essentially carnivorous swimming ostriches Several species are known See Illust in Append

Dangerous Wild Animals

the cat family, gazelles, camels, monkeys, crocodiles and alligators, dangerous snakes, dangereus spiders, giraffes hippopotami, hyenas, elephants, rhinoceri, ostriches, tapires, emus, bears, cassowaries and pronghorns, Halsbury's Laws of England (2), para 396, p. 194.

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