Emu

or Emeu, (e'mü.) (Zool.) A bird of the Ostrich fam., the Casuarius novæ holland iæ of Australia (Fig. 304). It nearly equals the ostrich in bulk, but has shorter legs, a shorter neck, and is thicker in the body. It is allied to the Ca owary, from which it differs chiefly by the head, which is covered with feathers, and has no helmet or protuberance whatever, as in that species. [s. 329] IMG:p0358_0.jpg:Gravür