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near^Andai where also Rosenberg obtained C. papnanns. There is no reason to 

 doubt th,s statement. Meyer (Sitzber. k. Ak. Wiss. Wien, Ixix. p. 216) says that 

 Mansmam .s a sn.all island near Dorei, where no Cassowary could Uve in a wild state, 

 and that tbei-efore the locality " Mansina,„ " is incorrect. However, there is also a 

 MUage called Mans.nam (or Mansiman) a few miles south of Andai. and, nK.reover, as 

 C. westermanm does not differ from C. „uun,s, it is evidently quite unnecessary 

 to suppose that the Mansinam, whence the type of C. ^ocstermanni came, is the island 

 of Manaswan (which is, according to Meyer, the proper name, its principal village 

 alone bearing the name of Mansinan.)- It is n.ore likely the Mansiman of the maps 

 {of. the map ol Rosenberg and many others), which was quite recently found still to 

 exist and was visited by William Doherty. 



The eggs of C. jiapiiunus in the British Museum are rather smoother than most eggs 

 of the C. casnarius group and others, the granulations being rather flat. It is possible 

 that this flatness of the granulations is the rule in the eggs of the C. papurarus group. 

 Those in the British Museum measure 134 : 86 and 130 : 84 mm 



Unfortunately, by carelessly leading Dr. Oustalet's description of C.pajmraiNs cdwardsi, 

 I erroneously gave Salwatty as a further habitat of this species, and it is tlius marked 

 on the maps (Plates XL. & XLI.) which show the distribution of the genus. 



15. Casuakius papuaxus edwardsi Oust. Milne-Edwards's Cassowary (Plate 

 XXXV.) 



1878. Casuarhis cdwardsi Oust., P. Z. S. p. 389, pi. xxi. (Dorey) ; Salvad., Ann. Mus. Civ. G 



xii. p. ■I.2.-. ; Cab., Journ. f. Orn. p. 203 (editorial note) ; A. B. Mever, Journ f Orn 

 p. 21)9. 



1895. Casnarius jjo/mnnns (partim!) Salvad., Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xsvii. p. GOO. 



Adult. Plumage black, feathers on rump and tail much elongated. Casque 

 flattened posteriorly and black ; bill long, pointed, and black. Occiput, cheeks, and 

 sides of face white; below ear and cheeks a large black patch surrounded by a broad 

 pink band, this pink band extends right round the back of the head below the white 

 occiput, but is concealed in the Iblds of the skin unless the bird is violently enra"-ed. 

 Chin, throat, and fore-neck deep blue, in centre of fore-neck usually a round l)lack 

 wart with green centre. Nape greyish black, rest of hind-neck scarlet. Naked 

 lower sides of neck dull scarlet washed with livid pinkish purple, the spaces between 

 the folds black. 



Jiiv. (half-grown). Reddish brown, feathers on fore part of body and back faintly 

 barred transversely with black. Occiput and sides of head bluish white, the occiput 

 being whiter. Face and part of head round casque dark leaden grey, naked lower 

 sides of neck pale flesh-colour ; legs yellowish olive. 



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