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near Andai, where also Rosenberg obtained C. papuanus. There is no reason to 

 doubt this statement. Meyer (Sitzber. k. Ak. Wiss. Wien, lxix. p. 216) says that 

 Mansinam is a small island near Dorei, where no Cassowary could live in a wild state, 

 and that therefore the locality « Mansinam " is incorrect. However, there is also a 

 village called Mansinam (or Mansiman) a few miles south of Andai, and, moreover, as 

 " C. westermanni " does not differ from C. papuanus, it is evidently quite unnecessary 

 to suppose that the Mansinam, whence the type of 0. westermanni came, is the island 

 of Manaswari (which is, according to Meyer, the proper name, its principal village 

 alone bearing the name of Mansinam). It is more likely the Mansiman of the maps 

 (cf. the map of Rosenberg and many others), which was quite recently found still to 

 exist and was visited by William Doherty. 



The eggs of C. papuanus in the British Museum are rather smoother than most eow; 



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of the C. casuarius group and others, the granulations being rather flat. It is possible 

 that this flatness of the granulations is the rule in the eggs of the C. papuanus group. 

 Those in the British Museum measure 134 : 86 and 130 : 84 mm. 



Unfortunately, by carelessly reading Dr. Oustalet's description of C. papuanus edwardsi, 

 I erroneously gave Salwatty as a further habitat of this species, and it is thus marked 

 on the maps (Plates XL. & XLI.) which show the distribution of the genus. 



15. Casuarius papuanus edwardsi Oust. Milne-Edwards's Cassowary. (Plate 

 XXXV.) 



1878. Casuarius edwardsi Oust., P. Z. S. p. 389, pi. xxi. (Dorey) ; Salvad., Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. 



xii. p. 425 ; Cab., Journ. f. Orn. p. 203 (editorial note) ; A. B. Meyer, Journ. f. Orn. 



p. 299. 

 1895. Casuarius papuanus (partim !) Salvad., Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxvii. p. 600. 



Adult. Plumage black, feathers on rump and tail much elongated. Casque much 

 flattened posteriorly and black ; bill long, pointed, and black. Occiput, cheeks, and 

 sides of face white ; below ear and cheeks a large black patch surrounded by a broad 

 pink band, this pink band extends right round the back of the head below the white 

 occiput, but is concealed in the folds of the skin unless the bird is violently enraged. 

 Chin, throat, and fore-neck deep blue, in centre of fore-neck usually a round black 

 wart with green centre. Nape greyish black, rest of hind-neck scarlet. Naked 

 lower sides of neck dull scarlet washed with livid pinkish purple, the spaces between 

 the folds black. 



Juv. (half-grown). Reddish brown, feathers on fore part of body and back faintly 

 barred transversely with black. Occiput and sides of head bluish white, the occiput 

 being whiter. Face and part of head round casque dark leaden grey, naked lower 

 sides of neck pale flesh-colour ; legs yellowish olive. 



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