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ngure3. PERUVIAN PENGUIN. Spheniscus humboldii, :Paiaco- 

 Nino", walks upright with great dignity, standing abouf 27 inches high,' 

 weight about 9 pounds. The bird has gray feathers with a black band 

 across a white breast and has a black bill and blackish brown feet The 

 penguin lacks any abilit y wliote ver in the air but exhibits incredible skill 

 under water. 



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Figure 1. WANDERING ALBATROSS, Diomedea exulans, "Cape" 

 sheep' , weighs abouf 13 pounds with a wing spreod of eleven feet. The 

 birds ore whife with slote brown wing tips ond trim with a buff-yellow beok 

 and blue-gray legs and feet. This is a southern hemisphere albatross which 

 nests mostly on glacial Antarctic islands such as South Georgia. A gifted 

 ond beautiful aerial performer often seen far of sea. King of the air, the 

 albatross is one of the largest sea birds, and also of all flying birds, the 

 condor being heavier but with lesser wing-spread. 



Figure 2. PERUVIAN PELICAN, Pelicanus occidenfo/is thagus, 



Zi_ "Alcatraz", a large ungainly bird weighing about 16 pounds: has pearly 

 gray plumage with o white head, bloclt or orange-yellow pouch with greenish 

 bill and lavender-gray legs. May hurtle into the wofer with a resounding 

 splash or may swim and scoop while fishing. The bird gives the impression 

 of being shy, stupid and at times awkward or impractical; is most conspicuous 

 among the flock birds on the coast for its size as it is the largest. This bird 

 does not sfroy out of sight of the coast and has never been sighted off the 

 outlying islands. 



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