cassowary

• Dr Bennett, in his 'Gatherings of a Naturalist in Australasia,' records that a cassowary which he possessed had the same taste for carpenter's tools and lady's "small clothes" as my emus had. —  MY STRANGE PETS AND Other Memories of Country Life
• Spectacular cassowary-bone-rattle percussion was their forte. —  The Hollow-eyed Angel - Janwillem van de Wetering - Grijpstra-de Gier 13
• "The endangered cassowary is a key rainforest species," says Mr Maclean. —  PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
• The colonel had then one as large as a cassowary's egg, held in both hands, and applied to his mouth, while he held his head over the tub of water, to catch the superabundant juice which flowed over his face, hands, and arms, and covered them with a yellow stain. —  Newton Forster The Merchant Service
• I have heard that there are similar wingless birds in New Zealand; but as no Englishman has ever caught sight of one, I was inclined to doubt the fact The bird seen by the party was a species of cassowary, which is found in Java and other East India islands. —  The South Sea Whaler

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