1774. Oliver Goldsmith, `Natural History,' vol. iii. p. 69, Book III. c. v. [Heading]
"The Emu."
1788. `History of New South Wales' (1818), p. 53:
"A bird of the ostrich genus, but of a species very different from any other in the known world, was killed and brought in. Its length was between seven and eight feet; its flesh was good and thought to resemble beef. It has obtained the name of the New South Wales Emu."
1789. Captain W. Tench, `Expedition to Botany Bay,' p. 123:
"The bird which principally claims attention is a species of ostrich, approaching nearer to the emu of South America than any other we know of."
1793 Governor Hunter, `Voyage,' p. 69:
"Some were of opinion that it was the emew, which I think is particularly described by Dr. Goldsmith from Linneus: others imagined it to be the cassowary, but it far exceeds that bird in size . . . two distinct feathers grew out from every quill."
1802. D. Collins, `Account of English Colony in New South Wales,' vol. ii. p. 307:
"These birds have been pronounced by Sir Joseph Banks, of whose judgment none can entertain a doubt, to come nearer to what is known of the American ostrich than to either the emu of India or the ostrich of Africa."