Casuarius casuarius (English spelling) Casuariuscasuarius

Japanese: Casuarius casuarius(英語表記)Casuariuscasuarius
Casuarius casuarius (English spelling) Casuariuscasuarius

...It is said that the first live birds were imported to Europe in 1597, and live ones were also introduced to Japan during the Tokugawa period. The representative species, the Great Cassowary Casuarius casuarius (illustration), lives in the tropical rainforests of New Guinea and northeastern Australia (Cape York Peninsula). The Papuan Cassowary C. unappendiculatus and the Lesser Cassowary C. bennetti live in New Guinea and its associated islands, the former distributed in the lowlands and the latter in the mountains. ...

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Japanese:

…ヨーロッパに初めて活鳥が輸入されたのは1597年といわれ,日本にも徳川時代に生きたものが渡来している。代表種のオオヒクイドリCasuarius casuarius(イラスト)はニューギニアとオーストラリア北東部(ヨーク岬半島部)の熱帯多雨林に生息する。パプアヒクイドリC.unappendiculatusとコヒクイドリC.bennettiはニューギニアとその付属の島々に生息し,前者は低地に,後者は山地に分布している。…

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