SPHENICI OR PENGUINS. 



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It is extremely rare, and is believed to be on the point of 

 extinction. The Razor-billed Auk is found in winter as 

 far south as New Jersey. 



FIG. 246. 



Razor-billed Auk, Alca torda, Linn. 



SUB-SECTION XVI. 



THE ORDER OF SPHENICI OR PENGUINS. 



THESE are natatorial birds which cannot fly, the wings 

 being hardly more than mere flippers or paddles, covered 

 with scale-like feathers; and their bones are solid and 

 heavy. They swim with great facility, and use their 



