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provisionally to denote the birds which resemble those figured in 

 the two plates above mentioned. The basal portions of the 

 feathers of the throat and fore neck of the above-mentioned 

 specimens were tinged with black, but this colour was not per- 

 manent, but disappeared in the process of preserving. 



October 20th. — Two Little Penguins, on which nestling down 

 still adhered in a few places, forming, e.g., a ruff round the neck 

 of one of them, were received from Norfolk Bay. They were in 

 a small wooden case, and snapped at my fingers when they were 

 thrust into the case, and also snapped occasionally at one 



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A Nestling Penguin. 



another. They uttered a sound resembling the hiss of a Goose, 

 but much less loud. The eye had a watery appearance, and the 

 iris was light green. 



list. — I have liberated the two young Penguins. When they 

 were taken out of the case and placed on a sandy beach they 

 appeared to be somewhat dazed, and remained motionless ; but 

 when I placed them in the water they became animated, and 

 swam away with apparent ease. The receding wave may have 

 imparted an impetus. 



December 22/itL — Two nestling Penguins were received. They 

 were younger birds than the two previously mentioned, and were 



