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==Description==
==Description==
It is the smallest of the three species of cassowary, standing up to 4.9 feet long, and can weigh up to 57 lbs; females are slightly larger than the males. The hair-like plumage is silky in appearance, almost black in color, and hangs loosely from the bird; since their are no barbules on the feathers, the barbs cannot link to form a vein. The rudimentary wings are hidden from view, a set of four or five stiff spine-like shafts about fifteen inches long indicating where they are.
It is the smallest of the three species of cassowary, standing up to 4.9 feet long, and can weigh up to 57 lbs; females are slightly larger than the males. The hair-like plumage is silky in appearance, almost black in color, and hangs loosely from the bird; since there are no barbules on the feathers, the barbs cannot link to form a vein. The rudimentary wings are hidden from view, a set of four or five stiff spine-like shafts about fifteen inches long indicating where they are.
The neck is bare of feathers and brilliantly colored in shades of blue with patches of red, with no wattle. The head from the ears to the casque above is black in color; the casque itself is a triangular-shaped bony growth of keratin not more than three inches in height, less than half the height of its relatives.
The neck is bare of feathers and brilliantly colored in shades of blue with patches of red, with no wattle. The head from the ears to the casque above is black in color; the casque itself is a triangular-shaped bony growth of keratin not more than three inches in height, less than half the height of its relatives.