he suddenly raised himself erect, and his whole 

 bearing instantly changed. His tail ex- 

 panded, his crest and ruff raised, he presented 

 a most elegant appearance as he walked (I 

 should not call it ' strutting ') along the edge 

 with a slow and dignified step, taking up and 

 putting down his feet as you have seen a do- 

 mestic fowl do on a wet day. Suddenly he 

 paused, and sitting down on his rump and 

 tarsi, crosswise on the log, with the tail slightly 

 expanded and hanging down loosely over the 

 edge behind, with body perpendicular, neck 

 stretched to its full length and feathers drawn 

 closely to the body, he stretched out his wings 

 stiffly at right angles with the body. In this 

 attitude he remained several seconds, and I 

 was instantly reminded most forcibly of the 

 pictures one sees of that singular family of 

 birds, the penguins. Now the wings were 

 drawn slightly back, a quick stroke given for- 

 ward at the air, and a pulsating throb, entirely 

 different from any sound I have ever heard, 

 struck my ear, producing at such short range 



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