. A general history of birds . ered with a thick set hair, havingno resemblance either to down or feathers; for the most part twoinches in length ; wings hanging down, and covered in the samemanner, but the hair short in proportion ; tail not distinguishablefrom the rest of the plumage; colour of the whole uniform brown,not paler, as is usual in other birds, beneath ; legs very stout, andscaly, deep brown, webbed quite to the toes, which are three innumber, all placed forwards; claws stout, and black, the middleone sharp on the inner edge. Inhabits South America.—Mr. Bullock. 13.—WOOLLY PINGUI
. A general history of birds . ered with a thick set hair, havingno resemblance either to down or feathers; for the most part twoinches in length ; wings hanging down, and covered in the samemanner, but the hair short in proportion ; tail not distinguishablefrom the rest of the plumage; colour of the whole uniform brown,not paler, as is usual in other birds, beneath ; legs very stout, andscaly, deep brown, webbed quite to the toes, which are three innumber, all placed forwards; claws stout, and black, the middleone sharp on the inner edge. Inhabits South America.—Mr. Bullock. 13.—WOOLLY PINGUIN. -Pl clxxxi. THE total length of this singular bird is two feet eight inches ;in shape, as it stands upright, giving the idea of a bottle. Thebill to the gape three inches and three quarters; bare space beneathit one inch and a half pale brownish yellow, with a blackish point;from the base, to about one-third, a finely granulated skin or cere,and a seam continued to the point, but the nostrils are not clearly / Icc/f // :Srit qu( ?f J PINGUIN. 393 distinguishable; from the point of the bill to the eye four inchesand a quarter; whole length of wing one foot; to the bend sixinches; body in general covered with a kind of downy brown fur,iu some parts three inches in length ; orbits somewhat downy, butnot quite bare ; circuit of the body, just above the legs, two feetten inches ; round the neck, at the throat, eleven inches and a half;round the base of the bill four inches and a half; length of footseven inches; toes three in number, all placed forwards; colouryellow ; toes and webs, nearest the claws, brown black, the restyellow ; the webs continue quite to the claws, which are nearlystraight; claws black. A specimen of the above is in the collection of Lord native place uncertain. In the woolly texture of the plumageit seems much allied to theChiloe Species, but is certainly a differentbird : the wings covered with a short down, and, when hangingdow
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