ORDER PALMIPEDES. 559 



The Common Penguin. Alca Torda and Pica. Gm. 

 Enl. 1004; the adult, 1003; the summer plumage, 

 Edw. 358, 2. Briss. vi. 8, 2. Brit. Zool. pi. H. 1. 



Black, above ; white, underneath ; a white line on 

 the wing, and one or two on the bill. The male has 

 moreover the throat, black ; and a white line from 

 the eye to the bill. The size of this bird is nearly 

 that of the duck. 



The Razor Bill of the English. The Alca Balthica, 

 A. Sulcata, and A. Minor, of authors. 



The Great Penguin. Alca Impetinis, Buff, ix, 29. 

 Enl. 367. Edw. 14?. 



Is nearly the size of the goose; its colours are similar 



to those of the last bird, but its bill is altogether 



black, with eight or ten furrows, and there is a white 



oval spot between the bill and the eye ; its wings are 



shorter, in proportion, than those of any other species 



in the genus. It is said that it lays but one egg, 



spotted with purple. 



When young, bill, smooth ; no white frontal spot. 

 The Arctic Seas of both Continents. 



The Genus Aptenodytes, Forster. 



Is still less volatile than the penguins ; its small 

 wings are furnished only with vestiges of feathers, at 

 first sight almost like scales ; its feet are more posterior 

 than in any other bird, and will support it only by 

 resting on the tarsus, which is enlarged like the heel 



