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and the under part white, with black feet. It has 

 two broad stripes of fine yellow, that begin on the 

 sides of the head, and descending by each side of the 

 neck, meet above its breast. The bill is partly red- 

 dish, and longer than in the other sorts. 



"The second sort of penguin scarcely exceeds half 

 the size of the former. The upper part of the body 

 is a blackish grey, with a white spot on the upper 

 part of the head, growing broader at each side. The 

 bill and feet are yellowish. A very accurate figure 

 and description, both of this and of the preceding, is 

 given by Mr. Sonnerat. * 



" The third sort of penguin met with here, had 

 never been seen by any of us before. Its length is 

 twenty-four inches, and its breadth twenty. The 

 upper part of the body and throat are black; the rest 

 white, except the upper part of the head, which has a 

 fine yellow arch, looking backward, and ending on 

 each side in long soft feathers, which it can erect as 

 two crests. 



" The two first sorts were found together on the 

 beach; the large ones keeping by themselves, and 

 walking in small flocks amongst the others, which 

 were more numerous, and were sometimes seen a 

 considerable way up the sides of the hills. The third 

 sort were only found by themselves, but in great 

 numbers, on the outer shores of the harbour. They 

 were breeding at this time ; and they lay, on the bare 

 stones, only one white egg, larger than that of a duck. 

 All the three sorts of penguins were so tame, that we 

 took as many as we pleased with our hands. 

 " The shags of this place are of two sorts ; the lesser 

 corvorant or water-crow, and another, which is black 

 above, with a white belly; the same that is found in 

 New Zealand, Terra del Fuego, and the island of 

 Georgia. 



" We also met with here the common sea-gull, sea- 



* Voyage ci la Nouvelle Guinee p. 181, 182. Tab. 113. 115. 



