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Penguin of the same species on the shore, and tried to capture 

 it, but it eluded pursuit and dashed into the water. 



In September of last year (1913), a good example of C. 

 chrysocome came ashore between the Mersey and Don rivers, 

 not far from Devonport, Tasmania. This is the first Crested 

 Penguin I have ever seen in the north of the Island, although 

 two or three have been taken in the south, where one would 

 naturally expect to see those which have strayed f I'om the 

 Antarctic Islands which are their home. The specimen in 

 question was in splendid order, evidently only just deceased, 

 and had escaped the battering of the reefs ; stuffed and 

 mounted, he forms a conspicuous addition to my collection 

 of natural curiosities. He evidently had another moult to 

 undergo before reaching maturity, the measurements and 

 colouring not quite agreeing with those given by the 

 authorities for an adult. 



Sir W. Buller, ' Manual of Birds of New Zealand/ 1882, 

 gives under Eudyptes chrysocomus Forst., the following : — 

 " Crown, sides of head, throat, and hind part of neck 



black from base of upper mandible, on each side, a 



broad line of pale golden yellow passes over the eyes and is 

 continued beyond in a crest of fine pointed feathers extending 

 two inches beyond the head. Underparts, silyery white ; 

 upper, bluish black. Total length 27. inches; wing 8-5; 

 beak 275 ; tarsus 1-5." Robert Hall, ' Key to the Birds 

 of Australia/ 1906, gives under Catarrhactes chrysocome 

 Forst. : — " General colour dark slate ; crown black ; longest 

 crest-feather about 3"5 inches, the crest-feathers being yellow 

 and black ; forehead uniform black. Total length 25 inches. 

 Young. Crest is indicated by a yellowish-white line ; chin 

 ashy-white." In my specimen I should describe the upper 

 surface as a fine dark metallic blue, upper surface of wings the 

 same, tail somewhat lighter blue; under surface silvery white, 

 except the throat arid chin, which are ashy-white, with a small 

 dark patch a little below the base of beak. Sides of the 

 head below the crest, a darkish grey ; forehead, bluish grey. 

 The wings above are of the same tint as the back ; beneath, 

 white, with broad patch of dark blue at the tips, the same at 



