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and pearl-grey above, the top of the head being Wack. Bill 

 and legs red. Length, 12 to 13 inches. It is very plentiful 

 in Table, False and Algoa Bays. 



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The Cape Hen (Majaqueus cequvnoctialis), rejoicing in 

 the inelegant name of Stinkpot amongst the sailors, is very 

 common along the coast, but is seldom seen near to the 

 shore. It is of a sooty black colour with a white patch under 

 the chin. Length, 21 inches. 



The Giant Petrel {Ossijraga giganteus), better known to 

 sailors as the Mutton Bird,, is a large plain-coloured brown 

 bird with a pale green biU. It measures about three feet in 

 length. I have seen them in Table Bay, and at Port 

 Elizabeth, where they appear to live upon dead bodies 

 of various animals and offal. 



The Cape Petrel {Daption ca-pensis) or Cape Pigeon, as it is 

 usually misnamed, is of a white colour with a slaty-black 

 head and neck, and the upper side is spotted with slate- 

 coloured markings. Length, 14 inches. This is a common 

 bird in the Cape seas during the winter and early spring 

 months (April to October). 



The MoUymawk (Diomedia melanophrys) has the middle 

 portion of the back, the wings and tail, slate-black. The 

 rest of the plumage is white. Length, 32 inches. This 

 albatros is common in Algoa Bay and Table Bay. 



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The Common or Jackass Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) 

 is perhaps one of the weirdest of living birds. Like the 

 Ostrich, it is utterly devoid of flight, but its wings are still 



