4 STRPTHIONID^. DEOMiEID^. 



Struthio masaicus, 0. Neumann. 



? Struthio camelua, var. meridionalis, Sd. List Vert. An. 1862, p. 71 *. 

 Struthio masaicus, O. Neumann, J. f. O. 1898, p. 243 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. 

 i. p. 2 (1899). 



The eggs of the Masai-land Ostrich do not appear to differ from 

 those of S. molybdophnnes. Tlie pores or pits are equally numerous 

 and of the same deep purple colour, except in one specimen, where 

 these are only slightly darker than the shell itself. The eggs vary 

 in size from 5-6 to 6 1 in length, and from 4-8 to 5 in breadth. 



2. Masai-land. F. J. Jackson, Esq. j 



1. Kilimanjaro District (^»Z?nJ00od). P. L. Sclater, Esq. 



1. Kilimanjaro District (/?. If. Johnston). P. L. Sclater, Esq. 



Order C A SU A RI IFORMES. 



The eggs of the Emus and Cassowaries are typically bieonical in 

 form, occasionally elliptical and rarely oval. 



The shell is extremely strong, and is covered with a close and 

 intricate network of raised lines and granulations which covers 

 about two-thirds of its surface. The shell itself is dull, but the 

 raised lines and granulations are extremely glossy. 



Some specimens laid in confinement are perfectly smooth, and 

 entirely want even traces of the raised lines and granulations. 



Mr. E. Hartert informs me that he believes the eggs of all the 

 Cassowaries, when first laid, are of a bright green colour. 



Family DEOMiEID^E. 



Genus DEOM.ffiUS, Vieill. 



DromsBus novae-liollaiidiaB (Lath.). 



Casuarius novse-hollandise, Thien. FoHpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. i. jBg. 2 



(1845-64). 

 Dromseus novse-hoUandise, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1863, p. 284 ; Oould, Sandb. 



Birds Austr. ii. p. 200 (,1865) ; Campbell, N. ^ E. Ausir. Birds, 

 p. 52 (1883) ; North, N.SfE. Austr. Birds, p. 292 (1889) ; Schalow, 



J. f. O. 1894, p. 15 ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 680 



(1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 2 (1890). 



The eggs of the Emu present the general appearance of being of 

 a very dark greenish -brown, dark purplish -brown, deep olive-brown 

 or brownish-buff colour. On a close examination, however, it will 

 be observed that the shell itself where visible is of a pale buff or dingy 

 green colour, and that its dark aspect is due entirely to the colour 

 of the raised lines and granulations. 



* The Hon. Walter Eothscbild informs me that he believes 8. meridionalis 

 of Sclater to be identical with S. masaicus of Neumann. 



