STRUTHIONIN^. 
bil’d 
IS  spread  over  the  greatest  part  of  New  Holland  and  the  adjacent  islands,  preferring  the  open  shrubby 
Ces  and  sa  d _ giuatest  pan  oi  x'lew  jciouanu  aiiu  lae  aujaceni,  isianus,  prererring  tne  open  siiruDOy 
•difficulty  ^ pdains.  It  is  extremely  shy,  and  possesses  great  power  of  speed,  which  causes  it  to  be  taken  with 
plac: 
•difficulty. 
•chiefly  fru't^'^^*^*^^  takes  to  the  water,  and  swims  with  the  body  mostly  submerged  beneath  the  surface.  It  feeds 
d^ollo^y  scratch  d various  kinds  of  herbage-  The  eggs,  six  or  seven  in  number,  are  probably  laid  in  a slight 
ffi  provide  for  earth.  The  male  bird  hatches  the  eggs,  and  carefully  bi’ings  up  the  young,  until  they  are  able 
themselves. 
D, 
‘Bw  hollandim  (Lath.)  White’s  Journ.  pi.  1.  — Dromaius  ater  VieiU.  ; D.  emu  Steph. ; D.  australis  Swains. 
Casuarius  Linn.* 
^ill  long  OQ 
ddie  Ha  + •/  ^^Pt’essed,  with  the  culmen  curved  to  the  tip,  which  overlaps  that  of  the  under  mandible  ; 
^hterioriy  ^ middle  of  the  bill,  and  in  a broad  membranous  groove,  with  the  opening 
Apparent  ®tiboval.  Wings  consisting  of  five  strong  rounded  shafts  without  Avebs.  Tail  not 
Scales  robust,  and  covered  Avith  large  hexagonal  scales,  except  near  the  toes,  Avhere 
^^tigest,  and  b . Toes  long,  the  lateral  ones  shorter  than  the  middle  one,  the  outer  the 
•^d^tuse  (pb  armed  with  a very  long  powerful  claAv ; the  other  claws  moderate,  curved,  and 
den  d j culmen  ornamented  Avith  an  elevated  compressed  helmet ; the  head  and 
of  feathers,  and  with  two  wattles  in  front  of  the  latter. 
It^ 
.®6<ilng  Qjj  * Orests  of  the  Molucca  Islands  and  New  Guinea  that  this  singular  bird  is  found.  It  lives  in  pairs, 
® oaeiuieg  by  ni  occasionally  on  small  animals.  It  runs  with  rapidity,  and  defends  itself  from  the  attacks  of 
ns  of  its  feet.  The  female  deposits  three  eggs  on  the  bare  ground. 
C.  emu  Lath.  PI.  enl.  313.  — Casuarius  galeatus  VieiU. ; Struthio  casuarius  Linn. 
Wished  by  Linmeus  in  1735. 
Cela  of  Moehring  (1752)  and  Rhea  of  Lacepede  (1800 — 1801)  are  synonymous. 
J844. 
