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distinguishes its own egg from all those which are in the 

 same neighbourhood. 



The Razor-bill is about eighteen inches in length. Its 

 bill is black, and has four transverse grooves, the largest 

 of which is white ; and there is a narrow white stripe of 

 feathers at the base of the bill, and extending on each side 

 of the head as far as the eye. The Upper parts of the 

 plumage and the wings are black, except the tips of the 

 secondary feathers, which are white. The belly is white, 

 and the legs are black. 



43. PENGUIN TRIBE. 



In many respects, these birds resemble those of the last 

 tribe. Their position in walking, their food, and the mode 

 in which they produce their offspring, are nearly similar 

 to those of the auks. 



Crested Penguin. There are no species of birds whose 

 general appearance and habits are more remarkable than 

 those of the Crested Penguin. Their legs are situated so 

 far backward, that in walking, their bodies are perfectly 

 upright ; and their wings are so short, as to render them 

 altogether incapable of flight* They swim with great 

 facility, but with their heads up right, and immersed nearly 

 to the breast, the wings serving the place of oars. So 

 agile and sportive are they upon this element that they 

 will frequently leap out of it to the height of two or three 

 feet, if they meet with any obstacle in their course. It is 

 from this circumstance that our seamen have given to 

 them the name of " Jumping Jacks." When on shore 

 they allow themselves to be seized without making any 

 great effort to escape ; and they are generally so numerous 

 on the coast of the Falkland Islands, and of the southern 



