. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club . d Street, W., onWednesday, the 10th of January, 1912, Chairman: P. L. Sclater, , Membeis present:—H. G. Alexander, D. A. Bannerman,W. I. Beaumont, E. Bidwell, S. Boqrman, C. D. Borrer,P. F. Bunyard, E, , C. Ingram, P. E,. Lowe,, G. M. Mathews, R. O. Mathews, H. Munt, W. {Editor), C. Oldham, W. P. Pycraft,F. R. Ratclipf, R. H. Read, H. W. Richmond, C. B,RicKETT, Hon. W. Rothschild, , , J. Sargent,W. L. Sclater, D. Seth-Smith, N. F. Ticehurst, ,H. G. Tyrwhitt-Drake, H. M. Wallis, Colon
. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club . d Street, W., onWednesday, the 10th of January, 1912, Chairman: P. L. Sclater, , Membeis present:—H. G. Alexander, D. A. Bannerman,W. I. Beaumont, E. Bidwell, S. Boqrman, C. D. Borrer,P. F. Bunyard, E, , C. Ingram, P. E,. Lowe,, G. M. Mathews, R. O. Mathews, H. Munt, W. {Editor), C. Oldham, W. P. Pycraft,F. R. Ratclipf, R. H. Read, H. W. Richmond, C. B,RicKETT, Hon. W. Rothschild, , , J. Sargent,W. L. Sclater, D. Seth-Smith, N. F. Ticehurst, ,H. G. Tyrwhitt-Drake, H. M. Wallis, Colonel R. , H. F. Witherby {Sec. ^ Treas.), A. F. R. WOLLASTON. Visitors :—Hon. J. A. Bucknill, O. Murray Dixon,J. C. Hartert, T. Iredale, A. B. Percival, C. J. TalbotPonsonby, H. Hammond Smith, The Hon. Walter Rothschild, , , describeda new species of Cassowary and made the following remarkson the other species and subspecies of the genus, illustratedby coloured drawings of every known form. [January 2Uh, 1912.]. Vol. xxix.] 50 Casuarius keysseri, sp. n. Adult. Casque as in C. picticoUis, Sclat, Head and neckblue; occipital region at the base of the casque, lores, and thearea behind the eyes black; sides of the lower part of theneck brilliant deep crimson edged with blue; front of theneck and throat almost completely covered by a large fan-shaped patch of pale rosy-red. This bird will, I think, prove to be the northern repre-sentative of C. loricE, Rothsch., just as C. p. hecki, Rothsch.,is of C. piciicollis ; the drawing and description of the nakedparts are, however, so different, that until I receive livingexamples of both forms for comparison, I prefer to treat itas a species. Huh. Rawlinson Mts., German New Guinea [KeysserColl.). The discovery made by Mr. Goodfellow that two distinctforms of two-wattled Cassowary occur together on theJMimika River has so completely upset my classificationthat I have carefully reviewed the genus Casuarius, a
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