THE BLUE PENGUIN 297 



The Royal Penguin. 



CafarrJiactes schlegeli. 



Above, slaty grey; below, including the chin and throat, white. The 

 yellow eye-stripes meet in front, forming a broad yellow frontal band. 

 The bill also is much longer than in the other species. Total length 

 about 30 in. In the young the throat is grey. Egg — 3.1.5 in. in length. 

 New Zealand only. Forms large rookeries on Macquarie Island. 



Ge7ius Megadyptes. 



Bill n;ioderate in length and in stoutness, the upper mandible 

 only slightly swollen at the base. Tail short, composed of twenty 

 f eathera ; the upper tail-coverts short. New Zealand islands only. 



The Yellow-eyed Penguin. — Hoiho. 



Megadyptes antipodum. 



Above, slaty grey: below, including the chin and throat, white. 

 Crown encircled by a golden band of short feathers. Eyes, lemon yellow. 

 Total length, about 30 in. In the young, the yellow band is confined to 

 the sides of the head. Breeds early in September in small quantities on 

 the southern coast of New Zealand, Stewart Island, Auckland and Camp- 

 bell Islands. It is sometimes called the Grand Penguin. 



Genus Eudijptida. 



Small birds, with a stout ])ill. Tail very short, composed of 

 sixteen feathers, which are entirely concealed by the long upper 

 tail-coverts. New Zealand, Tasmania, and South Australia. 



The Blue Penguin. — Korora. 

 Eudyptula minor. 



Above, slaty blue; below, white. Flippers greyish black, rather 

 narrowly edged with white on the posterior margin. Eye silvery grey. 

 Total length about 16 in. The young resemble the adult. Egg — 2.2.5 in. 

 in length. Found in Tasmania and South Australia as well as New 

 Zealand. Here it occurs from the North Cape to Stewart Island, and at 

 the Chatham Islands. 



