262 STROMBUS, STURNUS, 



slender, covered with small deciduous scales. 

 See MS. P. 



9 4. STROMBUS. Spec. 53. 



(dinner-born,) lip rounded and very large : 

 shell crowned ; belly and spire with conic ex- 

 panded spines. 10 inches long, 9 broad. 

 bee MS. P. 



11 1. STRONGYLJLUS. Spec. 1. 



(horse glass-worm,) head opake ; intes 

 tine black. Inhabits the stomachs of horses. 

 See MS. P 



2 5. STRUTHIO. Spec. 4. 



c.amelus, (black ostrich,) feet two-toed ; feathers 

 of the body lax, black, decomposite, webs equal 

 each side ; quill and tail-feathers .snowy, wav- 

 ed, long, here and there blark on the edge or 

 tip. Lays 40 or 50 eggs, each as large as a 

 child's head. 7 to 9 feet long. 



casuarius, (cassownn ostrich,) feet three-toed : 

 helmet and dew?ap naked ; feathers brownish- 

 black, lax. 5 feet long. 

 See MS. P. 



2 2. STURNUS. Spec. 17. 



vulgaris, (starling, stare,) bill yellowish ; body 

 black, with white dots. A variety is white 2 

 another cinereous with black legs and bill. 

 One white variety has a black crown, neck, 

 wings and tail ; another has two black spots 

 e the eyes near the bill. 9 inches long* 

 MS. J\ 



