PLATE II. 



GENUS CHRYSOCOMA 



( Stephens ). 



fl^HIS variety is much larger than either the Little Penguin or the Fairy Penguin, although not the 

 largest of the Spheniscidce. The Crested Penguin is remarkable for its bold and beautiful 

 colouring. 



CHRYSOCOMA CATARRACTES (Bonaparte). 



CRESTED PEN (WIN. Genus : Cheysocoma. 



A LTHOUGH much more rarely met with on our shores than the two foregoing varieties, the Crested 

 Penguin inhabits similar parts of the coasts to those frequented by the former species ; in the islands 

 of St. Paul and Amsterdam it is found in great abundance. 



In all the main particulars the habits of the Crested Penguin are identical with those uf the 

 species already described. 



Sides and upper surfaces and throat, deep blue-black ; over each eye a bright yellow stripe runs, 

 extending at the back into a handsome crest or plume : behind each eye is a broad streak of dark rich 

 brown. Under surfaces, white, with a silvery gloss on the breast ; inner surface of wing, white, with a 

 yellow band on the lower edge. Irides, black ; outer edge of the eye, grey ; bill, sandy-red ; feet, dull 

 yellow ; nails, black. 



In the female the yellow feathers over the eye are not extended to such a length as in the male. 

 Habitats : Parts of the Tasmanian and southern Australian coasts. 



