CASUARIUS. CASSOWARY. 
Generic Character. 
Rostrum rectum, subconi- 
cum, culmine carinato, 
apice rotunda to, inflexo ; 
mandlbula superiore sub- 
fomicata marginibus dila- 
tatis, versus apicem emar- 
ginatls. 
Nares ovatae. 
Caput nudum galeatum. 
Collum nudum, palearibus 
binis instructum. 
Pedes tridactyli, digitis om- 
nibus anticis. 
Al^ brevissimae. 
Casuarius. 
Struthio. 
Beak straight, subconic, the 
ridge keeled, the apex 
rounded and indexed ; the 
upper mandible arched, its 
margins dilated, and to 
wards the tip emarginate. 
Nostrils oval. 
Head naked and galeated. 
Neck naked, furnished with a 
double wattle. 
Feet three-toed, all placed 
forward. 
TFiw^^very short. 
Briss. Ray. Lath. Vieil, 
Linn. Gmel. Cuv. 
The Galeated Cassowary is the only species of 
this genus : it inhabits the torrid regions of Asia, 
and feeds on vegetables : its wings are very small, 
and are destitute of feathers : the thighs are naked 
above the knee. 
