262 STROMBUS, STURNUS. 
slender, covered with small deciduous scales. 
See MS. P. 
9-—-4. Srrompus. Spec. 53. 
gigas, (dinner-horn,) lip rounded and very large ; 
shell crowned ; belly and spire with conic ex- 
panded spines. 10 inches long, 9 broad. 
See MS. P. 
11—1. Srroneyuius. Spec. 1. 
equinus, (horse glass-worm,) head opake 3 intes- 
tine black. Inhabits the stomachs of horses. 
See MS. P a 
2—5. Srrursio. Spec. 4. 
camelus, (black ostrich.) feet two-toed ; feathers 
of the body lax, black, decomposite, webs equal 
each side 5 quill and tail-feathers snowy, wav- 
ed, long, here and there black on the edge or 
tip. Lays 40 or 50 eggs, each as large asa 
child’s head. 7 to 9 feet long. 
easuarius, (cassowary ostrich.) feet three-toed ; 
helmet and dewlaps 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 : 
another cinereous with black legs and bill. 
One white variety has a black crown, neck, 
Wings and tail; another has two black spots 
above the eyes near the bill. 9 inches long. 
See MS. RP, > 
