. Cuvier's animal kingdom : arranged according to its organization. Animals. PALMIPEDES. 255 Peng-uins of the southern hemisphere, which are very distinct from the Auks. As a particularly rare visitant, this species is allowed a place in the British Fauna.] The genus of The Penguins {Aptenodytes, Forster)— Is even less capable of flying than that of the Auks. Their little wings, covered with mere vestiges of feathers, which at the first glance resemble scales ; their feet, placed farther back than in any other bird [the Grebes and Loons alone excepted,] only support them by bearing on the tars
. Cuvier's animal kingdom : arranged according to its organization. Animals. PALMIPEDES. 255 Peng-uins of the southern hemisphere, which are very distinct from the Auks. As a particularly rare visitant, this species is allowed a place in the British Fauna.] The genus of The Penguins {Aptenodytes, Forster)— Is even less capable of flying than that of the Auks. Their little wings, covered with mere vestiges of feathers, which at the first glance resemble scales ; their feet, placed farther back than in any other bird [the Grebes and Loons alone excepted,] only support them by bearing on the tarsus, which is widened like the sole of the foot of a quadruped, and in which are found three bones soldered together at thek extremities. They have a small hind toe, directed inwards, and their three anterior toes are joined by an entire membrane. These birds are found only in the antarctic seas, never going on shore except to breed. They can only reach their nests by trailing on their bellies. The difference in the bill authorizes their division into three sub- genera. The Penguins, properly so called {Apterw- dytes, Cuv.),— Have a long, slender, and pointed beak, the upper mandible a little arcuated towards the tip, and feathered for about a third of its length ;. Fig. 126.—Sternum of Pengiiin. in this the nostril is placed, from which a groove extends to the tip. The Patao;onian Penj^uin (Apt. patachonica, Gm.).—Size of a Goose, and slate-coloured above, white underneath, with a black mark, encircled by a citron-yellow cravat. It inhabits the \'icinity of the Straits of Magellan in large flocks, ranging- as far as New Guinea. Its flesh, although black, is eaten. The Gorfews {Catarrhactes, Brisson)— Have a stout and pointed beak, somewhat compressed, with a rounded ridge, and tip a little arcuated ; the groove which extends forward from the nostril terminates obliquely on the inferior third of its edge. The Crested Gorfew (Apt. chrysocoma, Gm.).—Size of a large Duc
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