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wards of the smooth skin of the neck above (fig. b). I have never observed any varia- 

 tion in this point in any specimens of the Common Cassowary, and can hardly doubt 

 this bird being the young of some other unknown species. 



3. Casuarius uniappendiculatus. (PI. LXXIV.) 



Casuarius uniappendiculatus, Blyth, Journ. A. S. Beng. xxix. p. 112. 



This Cassowary has been lately described by Mr. Blyth from a specimen living in the 

 Menagerie of the Babu Rajendra Mullick at Calcutta' in March, 1860. The figure has 

 been enlarged from a sketch of the bird kindly furnished to me by Mr. Blyth. The 

 following are Mr. Blyth's remarks on this new species : — 



" Casuarius uniappendiculatus, nobis, n. s., from its peculiarity of having but a single 

 pendulous caruncle in front of the neck. Specimen apparently more than half-grown, and 

 much paler in the colouring of its plumage than specimens of the same age of the common 

 C.galeatus, two fine examples of which are associated with it in the same paddock. In 

 lieu of the two bright-red caruncles of the latter, the new species has but a single small 

 oblong or elongate oval yellow caruncle ; and the bright colours of the naked portion of 

 the neck are differently disposed. The cheeks and throat are smalt-blue, below which is a 

 large wrinkled yellow space in front of the neck, terminating in front in the oval button- 

 like caruncle, and its lower portion being continued round behind, while on the sides 

 of the neck the yellow naked portion is continued down to its base, the bordering 

 feathers more or less covering and concealing this lateral stripe of unfeathered skin : 

 on the hind part of the neck the bare yellow skin is not tumous and corrugated as in 

 the Common Cassowary, where also this part is bright red. The casque is about 

 equally developed at this age in the two species. The legs of the new species are 

 smaller, from which I doubt if it attains to quite so large a size as the other." 



4. Casuarius bennettii. (PI. LXXII.) 



Casuarius bennettii, Gould, P. Z. S. 1857, p. 268, pi. 129, et Birds of Austr. Suppl. pt. iii. 

 pis. 7 & 8 ; J. E. Gray, P. Z. S. 1858, p. 271 ; Bennett, P. Z. S. 1859, p. 32. 



We have now in the Gardens three examples of this very distinct species of Casso- 

 wary, for all of which we are indebted to the energy and liberality of Dr. Bennett. 

 The plate represents the adult male, received May 17th, 1857. The female of the 

 pair subsequently received (May 25th, 1858) has laid several eggs in confinement. 

 One of them (laid April 21st last) has been accurately figured in the Society's ' Pro- 

 ceedings ' (1858, pi. clxii.). 



' An example doubtless referable to this same species of Cassowary has since been received in Europe, and is 

 now living in the Gardens of the Zoological Society " Natura artis magistra " of Amsterdam. See 'Ibis,' 1860, 

 p. 402, where a figure is given of the head of this bird, and a letter relating to it from Dr. G. Bennett. 



