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THE ANIMALS OP NEW ZEALAND 



the lower mandible piuk. Legs aud feet, black. Eye, bright brown. 

 Total length about 36 in. Egg — 4 in. in length; pointed at one end. 

 Islands of the Southern Ocean. 



The king penguins form large rookeries at Macquarie Island, 

 but do not breed on any other of the New Zealand group. They 

 make no nest, and lay only one egg, which the female holds in a 

 fold of the skin between the leg's until it is hatched. 



Eock Hopper. 



IVoii.Ei-dmsaiid Ti-. 



Genus PygosceUs. 

 Bill moderately long or short, not very stout; the feathers of 

 the sides of the face advancing along the lower mandible. Tail 

 long. c(miposed of 12 to 16 feathers ; the upper tail coverts short. 

 Antarctic Seas. 



The Rock Hopper. 



PygosceUs papuo. 



Above, slaty grey. The head and neck, brownish black. A white 

 band across the crown. Below, white. Eye, rich brown. Total length 

 about 30 in. Length of the egg about 2.75 in. In the young the chin 

 and throat are white. Breeds on Macquarie Island. 



