CASSOWARY OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 
those of the ostrich, than the common Cas- 
sowary, both in shape and size. Upon the 
upper part of the head, too, the feathers, with 
which it is but thinly covered, are very small, 
looking more like hair than feathers. It far- 
ther differs, in having the neck pretty well 
clothed with these small feathers, except the 
chin and throat; which are so thinly covered, 
that the skin, which is there of a purplish co- 
lour, may be seen clearly. The small wings 
are exceedingly short; and form a ridiculous 
contrast with the body, as they are even less 
than those of the common Cassowary : they 
have no large quills in them, being only co- 
vered with the small feathers that grow ail 
over the body. Another singularity also pre- 
s-ents itself in this species, which is in respe61: 
to the legs. As to the back part of them, the 
whole length is indented, or sawed, in a re- 
markable manner. The toes are three in 
Eumber; the middle one long, the other two 
short, with strong claws, not unlike the same 
part ot the common species. On examining 
the viscera, they differed from every other 
species of the feathered kind which I had ever 
keen ; 
