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APTENODYTES. PENGUIN. 



Generic Character. 



Rostrum longum, laeviga- 

 tum, rectum, subulatum, 

 tenuiusculum, cylindi'i- 

 cum, acutum ; mandibula 

 superiore versus apicem 

 declive, inferiorem lon- 

 giore. 



Nares plumis tectae. 



Remiges et rectrices nulla?. 

 Pecks breves, tetradactyli. 



Beak long, smooth, straight, 

 subulated, slender, cylin- 

 dric, pointed; the upper 

 mandible bent down to- 

 wards the tip, longer than 

 the lower. 



Nostrils covered with fea- 

 thers. 



Quills and tail-feathers want- 

 ing. 



Legs short, four-toed. 



APTENODYTES. Foist., Gmel, Lath., Cuv., &c. 



J. HE true Penguins have the beak slender, long, and 

 pointed ; the upper mandible is slightly arcuated on 

 the top, and covered for a third of its length with 

 feathers, in which the nostrils are placed ; from the 

 latter to the tip is a groove. 



