ike hairs in lieu of feathers,
and it has no wings, but its legs being very strong it can run at a
rapid rate. As its head reaches seven feet or more from the ground it
can obtain a wide view over the plain.

Mr Hayward, who well understood the habits of the bird, rode on in
front. At length he made a sign that he saw emus in the distance, when
the whole party, as had been arranged, dismounted and led on their
horses, keeping them between themselves and the emus. They were thus
able to get within a couple of hundred yards, when the wingless birds
showed signs of alarm. Mr Hayward gave the signal to mount, and
leaping on his horse the rest followed his example, and the emus set off
running at a speed calculated to try the mettle of the fleetest horse
and the endurance of the dogs. The pack, with loud yelps, bounded after
them, followed by the horsemen, whose object was to keep them together.

The emus had no intention of being caught, but they had the wind against
them, which somewhat impeded their progress. Two, however, showed signs
of flagging, and the dogs got up to them. It would have been better for
them had they kept at a respectful distance, for the hindmost emu
kicking out struck one of them on the chest, and sent it flying among
its companions. The rest of the pack taking warning kept out of reach
of the bird's powerful feet. At length one of the hard-pressed
creatures dropped to the ground, where it was speedily despatched by the
captain, while Mr Hayward and the boys galloped after the remainder of
the flock. Two more were run down and killed in the same manner. The
skins were soon taken off and thrown across the horses' necks. A
portion also of the flesh was secured, as Harry, Reggy, and Edgar
expressed a strong wish to taste it.

The party then commenced their return home. On reaching the spot where
the kangaroo had been killed, they caught sight of a pack of dingoes, to
which they gave chase. Bruce and his companions pulled down several of
these pests to the settler, and others were shot. Not a particle of
kangaroo remained on the ground. The dingoes had been unable to reach
the meat hung up among the branches, although, from the appearance of
the trampled ground beneath, they had evidently made great efforts to
get at it. There were numbers of flies, however, buzzing around, and in
a very few hours it would have been uneatable. This was only one of
several kangaroo and emu hunts in whi