350 BIRDS OF DAMARA LAND. 



moving about among the birds ; and they by no means 

 spare it. 



I have been assured on good authority that the 

 Penguins will remain one or two months on islands 

 where they breed without going in search of food ; they 

 are very fat when they arrive, but very much reduced 

 when they leave. 



The young birds remain on the land until they are 

 well grown, and do not follow their parents until they 

 are able to provide for themselves. 



The iris in this species is dark brown, and the bill 

 blue-black, with a transverse bar of livid flesh-colour 

 across both mandibles. 



[A striking view of a group of these Penguins on the island 

 of Ichaboe is contained in an engraving at page 349 of Mr. 

 Andersson's second work, f The Okavango River.' ED.] 



PROCELLARIIDJE. 



402. Pllffinus major, Fab. Greater Shearwater. 



Puffinus cineretts, Smith's Zool. of S. Africa, pi. 56. 



Layard's Cat. No. 662. 



Puffinus major, Gray's Hand-list of Birds, No. 10828. 



This species is common in the Cape seas ; and I have 

 reason to think that it is not unfrequently met with off 

 the coast to considerably north of the Orange River. 

 It is generally observed in the Cape seas from May till 

 September, when it retires to its breeding-grounds. 



[I have not had the opportunity of examining a South or 



