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Order CasuariiformesDomain Eukarya Kingdom Animalia Sub-kingdom Eumetazoa Sub-sub-kingdom Bilateria Metaphylum Enterocoelous Coelomates Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Aves Subclass Neornithes Superorder Paleognathae Order Casuariiformes This group contains the cassowaries and emus, from Australia and New Guinea. They are large, flightless birds with small wings and an unkeeled sternum. They have long, hair-like feathers with long aftershaft, and heavy legs with three toes. Latin: casuarius, cassowary + forma, shape. (Dorit et al, 1991) |