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Birds. 



THE PENGUIN, (Speniscus demersus,) 



OF which numerous species abound on the shores and 

 islands of the great Southern Ocean, is remarkable for 

 its almost incredible agility in the water ; it swims and 

 dives like a fish, and in fact is described as coming to 

 the surface for air, and descending again so suddenly 

 as to give rise to the impression that it is a fish jumping 

 in sport. It is found in vast numbers in hiding places, 

 where the females are seen sitting upright and holding 

 their single egg between their legs. 



