_Palaeocasuarius haasti_ Forbes, Trans. N.Z. Inst. XXIV, p. 189 (1892).
Femur: length approximately 8.5 inches; width across head and great
trochanter 2.25 inches. Tarso-metatarsus: length 7 inches; width in centre
1.15 inches, at distal end 2.75 inches.
Type from Manitoto in Liverpool Museum.
This bird exceeded considerably the cassowary in size, is all the author
tells us of this bird. It is a pity that Dr. Forbes did not insist on the
publication in full of his paper, as proper descriptions of all the twelve
new species are wanting.
Habitat: New Zealand.