4«o TRAVELS IN ^ 
figures It in his Planches Enhm'meeSf under 
that of the crefted penguin of Siberia. 
In the fame lake I found a great number of 
penguins of another fpecies, the fame as I fpoke 
of haying feen in Saldanha bay. Thefe pen- 
guins have on their bodies an abundance of 
fat ; and \ have no doubt but the neighbour- 
ing planters might make of this fat a lucrative 
article of tirade, if they would employ them- 
felves in taking thefe birds . The profit would 
be the more certain, as the birds in queftiou 
are extremely plenty on the weftern coaft, and 
fo tame that they will fuffer themfelves to be 
knocked on the head without ftirring, and 
even to be taken by the hand. This fhows 
that, with a little care and addrefs, means might 
be found of obtaining them at fo fmall an ex^ 
pence, that powder and fhot might be fpared, 
and the bufmefs be almoft entirely clear gain* 
My vifit to Verloore-Valey procured m^ 
great number of aquatic birds of different 
fpecies, and among then^ the purple gallic 
nule, which is very abundant there, and exr 
cellent food. In fhort, the lake fwarms with 
all the water- fowls that may be found difperfcd 
liere and there over the reft of this part of xh,^ 
world, 
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