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VERTEBUATA : AYES OR BIRDS. 



as well as their feet in locomotion under water. 



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Penguins are confined to the cold regions of the South- 

 ern hemisphere, and rarely go on shore except to lay 



FIG. 247. 



Great Peiiguiu, Aptenodytes patagonica, Linnaeus. 



their eggs. Some species do not lay their egg in a nest, 

 but carry it about in a sort of pouch on the abdomen ! 



The Great Penguin is as large as a goose, and of a slate 

 color above, white below, with a large black patch in 

 front, surrounded by a yellow band. 



