Casuariiformes
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Casuariidae – 3 species
- from kesuari, a Malayan word for the Cassowary
- Casuarius bennetti (Bennett’s Cassowary)
- named for Dr. G. Bennett (1804-1893), an Australian surgeon, botanist, and zoologist from New South Wales
- Casuarius casuarius (Australian Cassowary)
- Casuarius unappendiculatus (One-wattled Cassowary)
- unus (L): one
- appendix – appendicis (L): an appendage
- Dromaius novaehollandiae (Emu)
- dromaios (Gr): running at full speed; swift
- New Holland is the old name for a part of Australia where the bird inhabits the dry forest and open plains.
Dromaiidae – 1 species
