A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

EMUS

Wed, 16 Oct '24
Birds with wings about one-tenth the length of their bodies
Tue, 8 Oct '24
Cassowary relatives
Thu, 29 Aug '24
Kiwi cousins
Wed, 5 Jun '24
Weighty birds
Sun, 10 Mar '24
Birds with deep booming calls
Sun, 3 Mar '24
Their eggs are dark green
Fri, 3 Nov '23
Producers of green eggs (but not ham)
Thu, 12 Jan '23
Winners of a 1932 Australian "war"
Thu, 29 Dec '22
Large, flightless birds
Mon, 7 Nov '22
Flightless Australian birds
Sat, 15 Jan '22
Creatures whose newborns have striped bodies
Sun, 5 Dec '21
Ostrich relatives
Sun, 7 Nov '21
Images on some Australian silver coins
Mon, 27 Sep '21
Relatives of ostriches
Mon, 16 Aug '21
Feathered Outback runners
Sun, 27 Dec '20
Bevy : quails :: mob : ___