Class-AVES. 
Sub-Class I— PALtEOGNATHA:. 
[Pyceaet, Trans. Zool. Soc., XV., p. 149 (1900).] 
Oedee L— CASUAPvIIFOKMES. 
Family — D R O I . 
Genus— DROMAIUS. 
Dromaius* Vieillot, Analyse, p. 70 (1816) . . . . . . D. novoe-hoUandice. 
Dromiceius (misprint) Vieillot, Analyse, p. 54 (1816) . . D. novce-Jiollandice. 
Dromaius, id., l.c., p. 70 (1816). 
(Also spelt, Dromceus, Dromiceus, Dromeicus.) 
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Tachea Fleming, Philos, of Zool., ii., p. 257 (1822) . . D. novce-hollandice. 
Feathers with shaft and after-shaft of equal length, as in Casiiarius, but much 
softer, less hair-like and less disintegrated. Wings rudimentary, without real 
“ quills,” but with soft feathers like those of the body; rectrices not distinguish- 
able. Head and neck feathered. No helmet on head. Metatarsus slenderer, 
less powerful than in Casuarius. Toes three in number, with about equally 
large short strong claws. 
Colour of adult and young brown. Nestlings striped on the upper-side. 
[For anatomical description see Pycraft, Trans. Zool. Soc., XV., p. 267 
(1900).] 
Distribution. Australia : formerly also adjacent islands. 
* In Analyse, p. 64, Vieillot established the genus Dromiceius for the reception of the Australian Emu, 
Casuarius novce-hollandice Latham. This was evidently a misprint, as in the same work, on p. 70, he writes Dromaius 
and gives the derivation of that name. As he himself also adopted this latter name in his future writings, I have 
thought it better to adhere to it, and not the former, as suggested by Mr. Oberhohlser in the Smithsonian Quarterly, 
Vol. 48, Pt. I., p. 60 (1905). 
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