SOUTH AFRICAN BIRDS AND THEIR DIET 

 Wandering Albatross. 



{Diomedca exidans.) 



Diet. — This great sea bird feeds principally on the squid and 

 octopus. It supplements this diet with carrion and garbage ; 

 also fish and a variety of marine creatures. 



Sooty Albatross. 



[Phcehetria fuliginosa.) 

 Diet. — Same as that of the wandering albatross. 



The Mollymawk. 



(Genus — Thalassogeron.) 



Diet. — The food is the same as that of the albatross. 



ORDER XVII.— PYGOPODES. 

 Grebes and Dabchicks. 



(Genus — Podicipes.) 



Diet. — These birds inhabit lagoons, ponds, vleis, rivers, and 

 marshes. The grebes feed on small fishes, Crustacea, mollusca, 

 insects, and water grasses. 



The dabchick [Podicipes capensis) subsists almost entirely 

 on water insects. 



The Jackass Penguin. 



[Spheniscus demersus.) 



Diet. — The food of this penguin consists entirely of fishes 

 which are caught by diving. Their eggs are collected and 

 sold on the South African markets. 



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