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THE ANIMALS OF NEW ZEALAND 



which the male brings while the female constructs a careless nest, 

 either in a cave between cliffs or under large stones, in which she 

 lays one or sometimes two eggs. ' ' 



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Big Crested Penguin on egg. 



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The Big Crested Penguin. 



CatarrJiactes sclalcri. 



Like the last, but the white margin ou the posterior margin of the 

 flippers broader, and composed of two rows of feathers. Eye, brown. 

 Total length about 29 in. New Zealand only. Forms rookeries on 

 Antipodes and Bounty Islands. Beak, brownish red; feet, flesh-colour. 

 Breeds in September. 



