This singular bird is peculiar to Australia, though it does not inhabit the plains of the interior. It is gregarious in its habits, very shy, and difficult to approach. The eggs are deposited under a large heap of decaying vegetable matter, and are not incubated by the bird. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 51 wordsThis noble bird ranks second only to the emu, and is as widely distributed over the plains of the interior. It stands higher upon its legs than the great bustard of Europe, and is similar in its habits, feeding on seeds, vegetables, grasses, insects &c. It breeds in September, and the female deposits a single egg only on the ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 75 wordsMy life had passed quietly until my twenty-third year, then Providence sent a great trial to me. I might be accused of pride—pride of birth—if I were to ...
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Weekly Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1872 - 1878), Sat 8 Sep 1877, Page 1
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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