SWIMMERS. 



II 



Auks, Puffins, and Penguins. 



These belong to the cold region.s, and the Penguins 

 to the southern hemisphere. The Great I'enguin of 

 Patagonia is larger than a Goose. Its wing-s are so 



i ig. it)6. — Patagonian Penguin. 



small that it cannot fly, and it stays in the water most 

 of the time. It is extremely active in the water, often 

 moving in leaps like those of a porpoise. Its eggs are 

 laid in a shallow depression in the sand. Immense 

 numbers of Penguins roost together, occupying with 



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