The Goldcn-crowncd Penguin. 
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otlier known species, for instance while a somewhat similar 
species C. chrysocome appears in huge numbers — On the Falk- 
land Islands, where the two species are found to,c:ether, Capt. 
'■^hbot observed only fifteen of C. chrxsolaphus amoni^' many 
thousands of C . ehrysucome , and apparently the former is never 
common. 
Range. Falkland Islands, South C.eorgia, Prince 
Edward Island. Ker.uuelen, and Herd Island. 
ne<;eri hfio)! : ( )f <'il)out the same size as the commcn 
Black-footed I'enyuin, l)iu o'i sli^^hter 1)uild. Its principal 
features are its red bill and conspicuous \'-shaped crest of 
'j>"olden-yellow and black ])lunies; above it is brownish-black 
with a bluish sheen (in some H.^hts i^reenish), beneath it is chalk- 
wh'te. The colour pattern and arrangement of the crest are 
well shown in our illustration. 
The species is, I fear, not likely to be pri\ately procurable 
at present, but a pair would be striking' objects at liberty about 
a garden, with a small rockery arranged for their benefit, and 
a large vessel of water sunk into the ground; also a shelter of 
some kind to shut them away from predatory creatures at nigln. 
The photos of Blpck-footcd Penguins, taken at the London 
Zoo, are inserted for comparison purposes only. ( )ne of these 
represents a pleasing episode, viz : ])arent and young. Several 
broods of this species fS. dcmcrsns ) have been success fill! ■ 
reared at the Zoo. 
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Bessie comes of Age. 
By thf. Rev. C H. Rayxor, M.A. 
r believe there are many of our members, and of bird- 
lovers in general, who are deterred from keeping" parrots 
because of the wide-spread l)elief that these birds are not easily 
caicred for and are therefore very apt to die. Such certainlv 
was my impression twenty-one years ago when I saw in the 
Exchange and Mart an advertisement from Mr. Fulljames that 
