. Birds: the elements of ornithology ; with 174 illustrations whereof 140 are original drawings. Birds; Birds. INTKOnUCTTON. 23 of different kinds. The King Penguin of the Antarctic Ocean— Kerguelen, the Falkland Islands, &c.—still exists in enormous numbers, passing the greater part of its time in the water, where it swims by means of its wings only, its feet serving but as rudders. On land it stands and walks in an upright position (fig. 22). Fig. The Great Auk {Alca impennis). A curious and much smaller Bird, called the Puffin (Fratercula arctica), or Sea-parrot (fig. 23), which in
. Birds: the elements of ornithology ; with 174 illustrations whereof 140 are original drawings. Birds; Birds. INTKOnUCTTON. 23 of different kinds. The King Penguin of the Antarctic Ocean— Kerguelen, the Falkland Islands, &c.—still exists in enormous numbers, passing the greater part of its time in the water, where it swims by means of its wings only, its feet serving but as rudders. On land it stands and walks in an upright position (fig. 22). Fig. The Great Auk {Alca impennis). A curious and much smaller Bird, called the Puffin (Fratercula arctica), or Sea-parrot (fig. 23), which inhabits rocky districts of our coasts, may serve as the type of some eight other species which have a circumpolar distribution. They lay but a single egg, which they sometimes deposit in the cleft of a rock, while sometimes they dispute with rabbits the accommodation of their burrows. They are clumsy-looking Birds, which nevertheless have a rapid though not lofty 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 Mivart, St. George Jackson, 1827-1900. London : R. H. Porter
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