common emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)

Query: Birds of australia

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Subject:	common emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
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"The Emeus... natives of New Holland"
Date 1830
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/8073868957
Author Robert Huish
Full title The wonders of the animal kingdom : exhibiting delineations of the most distinguished wild animals in the various menageries of this country /
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_wonders_of_the_animal_kingdom_(Plate_18)_(8073868957).jpg

The common emu or simply emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae), also known as great emu, is the second-largest living bird by height. It is endemic to Australia where it is the largest native bird and the only extant member of the genus Dromaius. The emu's range covers most of mainland Australia. Emus are soft-feathered, brown, flightless birds with long necks and legs.

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