1. cisuARius. 595 



Similar to C. galeatus, but larger. Feathers of the body black ; 

 casque brown-black, compressed on the sides, very high, with the 

 upper margin thin, the postorior margin sometimes' scarcely shorter 

 than the anterior one ; naked skin of head pale greenish blue ; fore 

 neck deep blue, lower hind neck red ; caruncles close together, very 

 large, red. 



Young. Feathers of the body brown ; on the forehead only a 

 frontal horny shield ; naked skin on the sides of the neck blue ; 

 caruncles small (Jicnnsaif). 



Bab. N.E. Australia, from Cape York to Rockingham Bay, 



a. d ? ad. St. Rockingham Bay, N.E. P. L. Sclater, Esq. [P.]. 



Australia. 



b. 2? ad. St. Queensland. Marquis of Normanby 



c-e. Juv. et pull. Queensland. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



sk. 



5. Casuarius salvadorii. 



Casuarius altijugus, Schit. Xattn-p, xvii. p. ."^75 (Wandammen) 

 (1878)*; Salvad. Ann. Mas. Civ. Gen. xii. pp. 420,421,422 (1878) • 

 Edil Ibis, 1878, p. 481 ; tSalvad. Ibix, 1879, p. 105. ' 



Casuarius salvadorii, Oust. Assoc. Sc. de Fiance, Bull. no. 5.39, p .3-50 

 (23rd Febr., 1878) ; Sclat. P. Z. S. 1878, pp. 213, 214, iio- n 913 • 

 Mei/er, J. f. 0. 1878, pp. 202, 203; Salvad. Ami. M„s."Ctv. Gen. 

 xii. pp. 420, 421, 422 (1878) ; Edd. Ibis, 1878, p. 481, 1879, p. 96; 

 Salvad. Ihls, 1879, p. 105 ; Pelz. Ibis, 1879, p. 377 ; Sahad. Mern. 

 R. Ac. Sc. Tor. (2) xxxiv. p. 204 (note) tav. i. f. 5 (1881) ; Id. Orn. 

 Pap. e Mol. iii. p. 488 (note) (1882). 



Casuarius tricarunculatus, part., Salvad. Ann. Mas. Civ Gen. xii 

 p. 420 (1878) ; Edd. Ibis, 1878, p. 481. 



A species not very well known. The type in the Paris Museum 

 is not fully adult ; the plumage is partly brown ; the casque is low, 

 and shows no characteristic form ; the caruncles are quite separated 

 from the origiii, and are somewhat distant one from the other, 

 perhaps by the distension of the skin. Dr. Oustalet, however, in 

 the original description, says: — "La caroncle de la gorge est forte- 

 ment bifide, comme dans le C. heccarii," which is not quite exact. 



The type of Casuarius aJtijugus appears to be fully adult ; has 

 the cas(jue very high, with both the anterior and jiosterior edges 

 very thick ; the wattles are two, on each side of the median line, 

 closely approximating at their base, but divided do\\n nearly to 

 their origin, and about 'A inches in length. Whole length about 

 5 feet, tarsus 12-5 inches, middle toe S-o, bill from gape 7-5. 



Nothing is known about the colours of the naked skin of the 

 head and neck. 



This species comes nearest to C. galeatus and C. austraUs. 



* Tin's name was witlidrawn by the author in favour of the one used by 

 Dr. Oll^stnlet. 



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