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uest was a weil-builr structure about 90 nnn. liigh, 150- 

 ISO mm. y<)(le, and vrith an inside cup of from 75 to 85 mm. 

 dian'jeter and a depth of about 53 mm. in llie middle. The 

 walls of tl^e nest consisted chiefly of green mosS; iuterAvoven 

 witli ferns and rootlets, and it was lined with skeletonized 

 ieaves and some featliers of Casuarius. The single egg — 

 unfortunately damaged — had a very line shell; was elongato- 

 ovate in shape, white, Avith an irregular ring of brownish- 

 black spots near tlie larger end and a few such spots all 

 over, and witli some underlying grey patches. It measured 

 about 31 '5 mm. in length and 20 mm. in breadth. 



This contril)ution vras furtlier illustrated by the exhibition 

 of a pair of adult birds of Cnemophilus macyregori and two 

 young birds of the same species. 



The Hon. Walter Rothschild also .sent the following 

 description of a new subspecies of Cassowary : — 



Casuarius casuarius violicollis, subsp. n. 

 This apparently undescribed form of Cassowary was most 

 nearly allied to Casuarius casuarius salvadorii, but diSered 

 conspicuously in the colour of the naked parts and in the 

 very large size, which fully equalled that of C. casuarius 

 oust rails. 



Bill much longer and straighter than in any other 

 species of Cassowary. Casque horny brown, green at 

 base. Face and a bi'oad band running down the side of tlie 

 bill bluish green. Base of lower mandible dark blue, wnth a 

 yellow line running along one-third of the length of the 

 mandible on each side. AVattles at base of fore-neck A-ery 

 large, round, and short, 3x2^ inches, pale blue at base, 

 otherwise pink all over, entirely separate for their whole 

 length, but close together. Auricular orifice larger than in 

 any other Cassowary. Throat and fore-neck bright ultra- 

 marine-blue. Occiput and upper hind-neck pale greenish 

 or eau-de-Nil blue. Lower hind-neck brilliant orange- 

 scarlet. Naked lower sides of neck magenta-purple, bordered 



