A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

EMUS

Sun, 27 Jul '25
Nesting pair in the Outback
Sat, 26 Jul '25
Denizens of the Great Victoria Desert
Fri, 3 Jan '25
Australia declared "war" on them in 1932, in an attempt to stop them from destroying crops
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 : ___