. A general history of birds . __///t . /7/,>//V///V PINGUIN. 387 Inhabits the South Seas, also the Cape of Good Hope; thoughtto be the last in imperfect plumage. 5—LITTLE PINGUIN.—Pl. clxxx. Aptenodytes minor, Ind. Orn. ii. 881. Gm. Lin. i. 558. Com. Goett. iii. , Tern. Man. Ed. 2d. Anal. p. Penguin, Cooks last Voy. i. Pinguin, Gen. Syn. vi. 572. pl. 103. SIZE of a Teal; length fifteen inches. Bill one inch and a halflong, dusky, the under mandible a trifle truncated, base blue; allthe upper parts of the bird cinereous blue, the ends of the feathersbein
. A general history of birds . __///t . /7/,>//V///V PINGUIN. 387 Inhabits the South Seas, also the Cape of Good Hope; thoughtto be the last in imperfect plumage. 5—LITTLE PINGUIN.—Pl. clxxx. Aptenodytes minor, Ind. Orn. ii. 881. Gm. Lin. i. 558. Com. Goett. iii. , Tern. Man. Ed. 2d. Anal. p. Penguin, Cooks last Voy. i. Pinguin, Gen. Syn. vi. 572. pl. 103. SIZE of a Teal; length fifteen inches. Bill one inch and a halflong, dusky, the under mandible a trifle truncated, base blue; allthe upper parts of the bird cinereous blue, the ends of the feathersbeing of that colour; but the remaining part brown black, andthe shafts quite black; round the eye, and a little way below on eachside, is abed of pale, brownish ash-colour; under parts from thechin to the vent white; wings dusky, beneath white; tail very short,consisting of sixteen stiff feathers, but is scarcely perceivable ; legsdull red ; webs dusky, claws black. Inhabits the rocks in the south part of New Zealand, but in
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