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PALAEOCASUARIUS HAASTI FORBES. 



Palaeocasuarius haasti Forbes, Trans. N.Z. Inst. XXIV, p. 189 (1892). 



FEMUR : length approximately 85 inches ; width across head and great 

 trochanter 2'25 inches. Tarso-metatarsus : length 7 inches ; width in 

 centre 1*15 inches, at distal end 2*75 inches. 

 Type from Manitoto in Liverpool Museum. 



" This bird exceeded considerably the cassowary in size," is all the 

 author tells us of this bird. It is a pity that Dr. Forbes did not insist on 

 the publication in full of his paper, as proper descriptions of all the twelve 

 new species are wanting. 



Habitat : New Zealand. 



PALAEOCASUARIUS VELOX FORBES. 



Palaeocasuarius velox Forbes, Trans. N.Z. Inst. XXIV, p. 189 (1892). 



FEMUR: length 95 inches; width across head and trochanter 275 inches, 

 across distal end 2-5 inches. Tarso-metatarsus : length 7 inches; width 

 in centre 1*5 inches, across distal end 3 inches. 

 Type specimen from Manitoto in Liverpool Museum. 

 Habitat : New Zealand. 



PALAEOCASUARIUS ELEGANS forbes. 



Palaeocasuarius elegans Forbes, Trans. N.Z. Inst. XXIV, p. 189 (1892). 



FEMUR: length 1075 inches; width across head and trochanter 3 ; 25 inches, 

 across distal end 34 inches. Tarso-metatarsus : length 7*8 inches, 

 width over centre 175, over distal end about 3*3 inches. 

 Type specimen from Manitoto in the Liverpool Museum. 

 Habitat : New Zealand. 



