LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



" Occasionally an unaccountable ' broodiness ' seemed 



to take possession of the penguins " Frontispiece 



To face p. 



An angry Adelie 2 



Dozing ' 4 



Waking up, stretching, and yawning 4 



Pack-ice 8 



Heavy seas in the autumn 8 



" throw up masses of ice " 10 



" which are frozen into a compact mass " 10 



" and later, form the beautiful terraces of the ice- foot "14 



Penguins at the rookery 14 



In the foreground a mated pair have begun to build 20 



The rookery beginning to fill up 22 



" The hens wotdd keep up this peck-pecking hour after 



hour''"' 24 



An affectionate couple 24 

 *' Side by side . . . nests of very big stones and nests 



of very small stones " 26 



On the march to the rookery 28 



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