. The birds of Australia. Birds. THE CEESTED PENGUIN 47 King Penguin. Aptenodytes forsteri. Eastern portions of Straits of Magellan, Kerguelen and other Islands in the Southern Ocean, and occasionally to Southern New Zealand and Tasmania, hut not in the Antarctic circle. Head and throat black, with golden yellow band on each side, nar- rowing towards the neck; the gape of the bill is also of an orange colour; the breast white, and the back bluish Souef. Little Penguin: Eudyptula minor. The King Penguins form large rookeries at Maequarie Island, but do not breed on any other of the New Z
. The birds of Australia. Birds. THE CEESTED PENGUIN 47 King Penguin. Aptenodytes forsteri. Eastern portions of Straits of Magellan, Kerguelen and other Islands in the Southern Ocean, and occasionally to Southern New Zealand and Tasmania, hut not in the Antarctic circle. Head and throat black, with golden yellow band on each side, nar- rowing towards the neck; the gape of the bill is also of an orange colour; the breast white, and the back bluish Souef. Little Penguin: Eudyptula minor. The King Penguins form large rookeries at Maequarie Island, but do not breed on any other of the New Zealand group. They make no nest, and lay only one egg, which the female holds in a fold of the skin between the legs until it is hatched. The Crested Penguin. Catarrhades chrysocome. Falkland and Kerguelen Islands, Cape Seas, South Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand. Colour above dark slate, each pointed feather black, edged with bluish slate, top of head black; feathers of crown lengthened and forming a long crest; yellow eyebrow stripe; sides of the head black;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Lucas, Arthur Henry Shakspere; Le Soue?f, W. H. Dudley. Melbourne, London [etc. ] Whitcombe and Tombs Limited
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