Excerpt from Birds of Other Lands: Reptiles, Fishes, Jointed Animals and Lower Forms

The rhea is in danger Of disappearing altogether as a wild bird, owing to the ruthless slaughter which is made upon it for the sake Of its feathers. For some years back, Mr. Harting tells us, the number Of birds killed has averaged per annum, and, as a consequence, the species has already disappeared from nearly half the territory Of the River Plate. On some estates in Argentina the wild birds are driven in and plucked.

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