. . ...fxnj^^ISfSM^SSiSM^xii. CHI. »c»0. SCIENCES. CASSOWARY. (Casuarius galeatus). 4 Life-size. UMFORD, CHICAGO FAMOUS FOREIGN BIRDS 47^ is simply an extension of the bones of the skull. Thefeathers of the body have a loose and coarse appearanceand are dark-colored and glossy. The feathers do notappear at all like those of the plumage of flying birds, andseem more Hke hairs. The cassowaries possess three toeson each foot, the inner ones having a very long claw. There are about nine species of the cassowaries, all beingclassed b
. . ...fxnj^^ISfSM^SSiSM^xii. CHI. »c»0. SCIENCES. CASSOWARY. (Casuarius galeatus). 4 Life-size. UMFORD, CHICAGO FAMOUS FOREIGN BIRDS 47^ is simply an extension of the bones of the skull. Thefeathers of the body have a loose and coarse appearanceand are dark-colored and glossy. The feathers do notappear at all like those of the plumage of flying birds, andseem more Hke hairs. The cassowaries possess three toeson each foot, the inner ones having a very long claw. There are about nine species of the cassowaries, all beingclassed by ornithologists in the genus Casuarius, Of these,probably the most familiar is the helmeted species of ourillustration {Casuarius galeatus), which is a native of theisland of Ceram. The other species inhabit either Aus-tralia, New Guinea, or some of the neighboring Australian species is the largest of them all, and whenit stands erect is more than five feet in height. The skinof the head and the upper part of the neck of the helmetedcassowary is of a dull blue or purple
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