560 CLASS AVES. 



of the foot of a quadruped, and within which are 

 found three bones, attached together at their extre- 

 mities. These birds have, moreover, a small thumb 

 directed inwards, and their three anterior toes are 

 united by one entire membrane. 



They are found only in the Antarctic Sea, where 

 they never come on shore but to build ; they get at 

 their nests only by a painful drawing themselves 

 along on the belly. 



They may be divided by the bill, into three sub- 

 genera. 



The Aptenodytes, properly so called. 



Have it slender, long, and pointed, the upper man- 

 dible is a little bent towards the end, and covered 

 with feathers for one-third of its length, where the 

 nostril is placed, from which a furrow runs to the 

 end. 



Patago7iian Penguin. Aj^t. Patagonica^ Gm. 

 Enl. 975. 



Is of the size of a goose ; slate-coloured above, and 

 white underneath ; with a black face, surrounded 

 with a yellowish cravat. They dwell in great flocks 

 in the vicinity of the Straits of Magellan and as far 

 as New Guinea. Their flesh, although black, is eat- 

 able. 



Pengidnaria Patachonica, Shaw, Mus. Lever. 11. 

 Nat. Misc. t. 409. Cym. Phys. t. 20. 



