158 HON. W. ROTHSCHILD ON THE GENUS CASUARIUS. 
13. Casuartus pHitip! Rothsch. Sclater’s Cassowary. (Plate XX XIIL.) 
1898. Casuarius philipi Rothsch., Nov. Zool. v. p. 418. 
Almost adult. Casque very high, compressed laterally and at the same time depressed 
posteriorly, thus combining both forms of casque; the colour of the casque pale 
whitish brown behind, darker in front; bill thick and apparently rather short. 
Plumage black ; feathers long and much curled on the body, the webs being close 
and not disintegrated as in other Cassowaries, more like the tip of a freshly-moulted 
feather of Dromeus. Feathers of the rump and tail enormously lengthened, some 
of the tail-feathers when fresh-moulted trailing on the ground. Head, occiput, face, 
and upper part of hind-neck pale greenish Nile-blue; fore-neck and uppersides of 
neck and sides of nape deep indigo-blue; lower hind-neck lemon-yellow, flecked 
with a few reddish spots on the edges. Lower naked sides of neck bright cherry- 
crimson. Cheek-pouches, when extended and inflated during anger, of a dark 
lavender-blue colour. ‘The feathers of the neck come very high up and are 
very thick; on the lower part of the fore-neck is a single round flat wattle, upper 
two-thirds cherry-red, lower third blue. On the occiput is a broad patch of dull 
clay-brown. Cry unlike all the other Cassowaries, being very loud and resembling 
a deep roar. 
This, quite the most remarkable Cassowary, is not only distinguished by the 
colour of its naked parts, its curious casque and feathers, but also by its extra- 
ordinary shape. It is quite as short from the ground to the level of its back as 
Casuarius bennetti, but in every other respect it is a giant; in fact, it can only 
be compared with the extinct New Zealand Dinornis (Pachyornis) elephantopus as 
regards proportions. 
Hab. unfortunately unknown. 
It was shipped to London from Calcutta, and when it first came to the Society's 
Gardens was in brown plumage, and the colours of the head and neck were not 
developed. It was thought to be a young C. wnappendiculatus, but as soon as it began 
to come into colour, I saw it was something quite new, in fact it is the most distinct of 
all the species of Cassowary. 
I originally described this bird when it was much younger. My description was as 
follows :— 
“This new species is founded on a bird now living in the Zoological Gardens, 
London, which, though far from adult, being almost brown in plumage, appears to be 
full-grown, and the naked parts are fully coloured. It is closely allied to C. wni- 
appendiculatus, but differs much in colour. 
«* Plumage when adult evidently black. Casque as yet undeveloped, pale yellowish 
horn-colour. Throat and fore-neck deep purplish blue. A single small wattle on 
