4 CASUARII 
GENUS CASUARIUS BrISSON 
Casuarius Brisson, Ornith. Vol. 5, p. 10 (1760). 
Synonyms : Rhea Lacépéde (non Latham), Mém. Inst. lr, Paris, Vol. 3, p. 519 (1801). 
Cela Oken, Lehrb. Naturgesch. Vol. 3, Zool. (2) p. 646 (1816) (Cela Moehring, 
Geslacht. Vogelen, p. 43, 1758). 
Oayporus Brookes, Catal. Mus. J. Brookes, Pt. 2. p. 95 (1828). 
? Thrasys Billberg, Syn. Faune Scand. Vol. 1, Pars 2, tab. A (1828). 
Hippalectryo Gloger, Hand- u. Hilfsb. p. 452 (1842). 
Type : Casuarius casuarius casuarius (Linneus). 
Characters, The same as those of the Family. 
Geographical Distribution. Moluccan and Papuan Sub-Reegions, Northern Australia. 
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KEY TO THE SPECIES AND SUBSPECIES 
A. Only two wattles, which ave on the same level. 
a. Very small,asa tivkey, . 5 = . . =» « « «| ©. ©. CASUARIUS CHIMERA. 
b. Larger, at least as a Rhea. 
a’. Wattles close together. 
al’, Size large. 
all’, Wattles veryelarge, above 125 mm. 
long. 
at, Sides of neck anteriorly bright 
Wik os 3 f «© 5 5 6 fo Gy @Ns its Sem uio, 
bt. Sides of neck antertorly bluish 
Purple ee ae ee oe GC ICASUARTUSHOMNSONII. 
b!"'. Watties middle-sized, at most So mm. 
long. 
ct. Casque low, but very large ; sides 
of neck anteriorly blue, poste- 
C. CASUARIUS BECCARII. 
to 
rviorly scarlet 
d'. Casque low, not very large. 
a>, Sides of neck anteriorly 
purplish blue,  poste- 
yiorlyved . . . . %. ©. CASUARTUS CASUARIUS. 
b°. Sides of neck anteriorly 
purplish mauve, poste- 
yiorly scarlet . . . 5. C. CASUARIUS VIOLICOLLIS. 
b'’. Size velatively small, 
cl”. Casqueveryhigh . . . . . . 6, ©. CASUARTUS ALTIJUGUS. 
d"'. Casque middle-sized. 
et. A fleshy-ved ridge on each side 
offoveneck. . ... . . A. C. GCASUARIUS BISTRIATUS. 
f!. No ridges on foreneck . . . 3, C. CASUARIUS SALVADORII. 
b!’. Wattles far apart on the sides of the neck. . . 10. C. BICARUNCULATUS. 
