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THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD 



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KING-PENGUIN 



Tkit it oat of tht largest of tkt Penguins 



notably the Falklands, Ker- 

 guelen, and Tristan d'Acunha. 

 In size penguins vary greatly. 

 The largest is the EMPEROR' 



ri:M;ri\ of the Antarctic seas ; 

 scarcely smaller is the KIM,- 

 n ITOUIN of Kerguclcn Island. 

 The emperor-penguin stands 

 some 3.} feet high, and may 

 weigh as much as 78 Ibs. The 

 GENTU I'l \';u\,or"Johnny" 

 of the sailors, is next in si/e, 

 being but little smaller than 

 the king-penguin ; this sp. 

 inhabits Kerguelen Inland and 

 the Falklands. The CKI >ri :n 



Pi \.i INS, or ROCK- Ti-Ks, 



of which there are several 

 species, are muchsmaller ; they 

 occur in the Falkland Islands, 

 New Zealand, and the Antaiv- 

 tic. The South African form 

 is known as the HI.AI K-I > n.i 

 1'ENorix. Its nearest allies are HUMBOLDT'S FENCITX of Western South America, and the 

 JACKASS-PENGUIN of the Falklands. The smallest of all is the little Bi.ui: PKMii'ix of South 

 Australia and New Zealand, standing only 17 inches high. 



THE TUBE-NOSED BIRDS 



UNTIL recently these birds were believed to be closely related to the Gulls, but it is 

 now generally agreed that they are really distant relatives of the Divers and Penguins. The 

 association with the Gulls was pardonable, for they certainly bear a superficial resemblance 

 to them. The birds now under discussion may be readily distinguished from the ("mils by the 

 fact that the nostrils open into a tube on the top of the beak, or a pair of tubes, one on 

 either side hence the name of the group. Like the Gulls, they are sea-birds and web-footed. 

 Their young are downy and for a time helpless. One egg is laid, which is white, and in some 

 cases spotted with red at the large end. As a rule no nest is made, but the egg laid on the 

 bare ground, in a hole or burrow or in crevices of rocks. The Albatrosses build a nest of 

 earth, tufts of grass, and moss, the whole structure raising the sitting-bird well above the 

 ground. The Giant and Fulmar Petrels also build nests. The albatross is said by Professor 

 Moseley to hold the egg in a pouch while sitting, as in the case of the king-penguin. The 

 nature of this pouch has never been described. 



Although occurring in the seas of all parts of the world, the Southern Hemisphere must 

 be regarded as their headquarters, since here the greatest number of spe. i. - are found. All are 

 carnivorous, and with the exception of one small group, the Diving-petrels of the Strait of 

 Magellan are birds of powerful flight. A large number of -pccies belong to this group, but 

 an enumeration of all would be wearisome. A few of the more striking have, then-lore, be.-n 

 selected for description. 



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It was an albatross which brought such woe upon the ancient mariner whoso pitiful story 

 o feelingly told by Coleridge. Hut the tables arc occasionally turned, for men falling 

 overboard in southern seas are liable to be attacked by the-e powerful giants. The . ilb.it: 

 is mostly renowned for its majestic flight. Mr. Fronde has given us a wonderful description 



