The Key to Scientific Names
- DROMAIUS
(Casuariidae; † Australian Emu D. novaehollandiae) Gr. δρομαιος dromaios running at full speed < τρεχω trekh trekhō to run; "NEW HOLLAND EMU. ... Inhabits New Holland, where it is not uncommon, being frequently seen by our settlers there, but is exceedingly shy, and runs so swiftly that a greyhound can scarcely overtake it." (Stephens 1819); "EMOU, Dromiceius. Casuarius, Lath. Bec droit, à bords très-déprimés, arrondi à la pointe, un peu caréné en dessus. — Tête emplumée. — Gorge nue. Esp. Casuarius novæ Hollandiæ, Lath. ... Dromaius [δρομαιος, velox]." (Vieillot 1816); "Dromaius Vieillot, 1816, Analyse, p. 54. Type, by monotypy, Casuarius novaehollandiae Latham, 1790.” (JAJ 2022).
Var. Dromiceius (original spelling), Dromicejus, Dromiciccius, Dromaeus, Dromoeus, Droniceius.
Synon. Chelarga, Metapteryx, Peronista, Tachea.
