LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



To face p. 



Part oj the line of approaching birds^ several miles 



in length 30 



Arriving at the rookery 32, 34 



Adelies arriving S6 



A cock carrying a stone to his nest 36 



Several interesting things are taking place here 38 



Three cocks in rivalry 40 



Two of the cocks squaring up for battle 40 



Hard at it 42 



The end of the battle 42 



The proposal 44 



Cocks Jighting for hens 46, 48 



Penguin on nest 48 



Showing the position of the two eggs 60 



An Adelie in " ecstatic " attitude 50 



Floods 52 



Flooded 54 



A nest with stones of mixed sizes 54 

 " Hour after howr . . . they fought again and again " 56 



A nest on a rock 58 

 " One after another, the rest of the party followed him " 58 



A joy ride 60 



A knot of penguins on the ice-foot 62 



An Adelie leaping from the water 64 

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