214 MR. F. DAY ON FEAR AND ANGER IN FISHES. [Feb. 19, 



believed to have been obtained by the collectors of Herr Bruijn, of 

 Ternate. Wandauimen is situated on the western coast of the 

 Bay of Geelvink, near the southern extremity 1 . 



Mr. Sclater stated that the only Cassowary of the present form 

 known from this locality was the species shortly indicated by Bec- 

 cari in his " Lettera Ornitologica " (Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova, vii. 

 p. 717) as Casuarius triearunculatus 2 ; but there were no traces 

 whatever of a third wattle in the present specimen. 



The form of the casque in the present bird was nearly that of C. 

 australis, the summit being elevated high above the head, and much 

 compressed laterally, but forming almost a point at the summit 

 instead of a longitudinal ridge (see fig., p. 213). The wattles were 

 two, one on each side of the median line, closely approximating at 

 their bases, but divided down nearly to their origin, and about three 

 inches in length. 



The species, which Mr. Sclater considered to be new to science, 

 must, he said, be placed in the first section of his arrangement as 

 given in P. Z. S. 1875, p. 87, next to C. galeatus, from which the 

 form of the helmet distinguished it. From C. Leccarii of the Arru 

 Islands it might be known by the more completely divided neck- 

 wattles. 



The whole length of the body of the bird, from the tip of the 

 casque to the tip of the tail, was about five feet ; the tarsus measured 

 125 in., the middle toe 8'5 in. The distance from the commis- 

 sure of the mandible to the top of the casque was 7*5 in., the dis- 

 tance from the gape to the extremity of the bill 7'5 in. 3 



A communication was read from Mr. F. Day, F.Z.S., containing 

 the following remarks on Mr. Whitmee's paper on the manifesta- 

 tion of fear and anger in Fishes, read at the last meeting. 



" At the last meeting of the Society (February 5th), Mr. Whitmee 

 read a paper on the manifestation of fear, anger, &c, by Fishes, 

 observing that a recent author, ' On the Expression of the Emo- 

 tions,' had entirely omitted allusion to this class of Vertebrates, 

 whilst, as regards anger, he believed that no observations had been 

 recorded. I propose offering a few remarks upon the foregoing, 

 as well as upon some other subjects touched upon by Mr. Whitmee. 



" The means of expression in animals adverted to by Mr. Darwin 

 (excluding those of the ears, which would be out of place in 

 fishes) are : — sounds, vocally or otherwise produced ; the erection 



1 See the chart of Geelvink Bay in ' Cosmos,' vol. viii. tabb. 3 & 10. 



2 The only known specimen of C. triearunculatus was, as Count T. Salvadori 

 kindly informs me, still living in Ternate in July last, where it was seen by 

 M. Laglaize. 



3 [Since these remarks were made I find that an example of this same 

 Cassowary was exhibited by M. Oustalet at a meeting of the Association Scien- 

 tifique de France on February 23rd, and the species named C. salvadorii (see 

 Bull. Ass. Sc. de France, no. 539, vol. xxi. p. 349). I have therefore withdrawn 

 my name in favour of that of M. Oustalet. I think it probable that the Casso- 

 wary from Southern New Guinea, formerly living in the Society's Gardens, 

 which 1 referred (P. Z. S. 1875, p. 527) with some doubt to C. beccarii. is a 

 younger individual of this same species. — P. L. S.] 



