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The Penguin. 
H I S Bird is about the Bignefs of a common tame Goofe^ and is fiippos'd when 
it cometh to Land to walk in this ered Pofture, by reafon of the backward Si- 
tuation of the Legs. Voyagers who have feen diis Bird, report it to walk ered; the 
Bill is not very long nor deprefs'd like a Goofe% but rather comprefs’d fide-ways ; the 
Corners of the Mouth are pretty deep and reach almofl: under the Eyes ; in the upper 
Mandible on each Side, is a Cleft or Groove, the Feathers of the Head pointing on each 
Side of the Bill, and cover the ISIoflrils j the Bill is of a red Colour ^ the fore part of the 
Head, all round the Bill, and as far as the Eyes, is of a dirty Brown ; the back Part of 
the Head, upper Part of the Neck and* Back are of a dark dirty purplifh Colour, 
covered with very fmall fliff Feathers, not eafily ruffled or diforder^d, appearing more 
like the Scales of Serpents than Feathers ; the under Side of the Neck, Breaff, Belly, 
and Sides under the Wings are white, compos’d of Feathers more agreeing with the 
common Make and Appearance of Feathers, yet lying pretty clofe and firm ; the Wings 
are fmall and flat, like little Boards or Paddles, of a brown Colour ; both above and 
beneath, they are cover’d with Feathers fo fliff and fmall, that a flight Obferver might 
take them for Shagreen, that Part which anfvvers the Tips of the Quills in other Wings, 
is white ; it hath no appearance of a Tail, except a few fiiort black Briflles on the Rump ; 
the Legs are fliort ; it hath three Toes flanding forward, and w^ebed together as in Gcefe, 
the inner of thefe Toes having a Fin or lateral Membrane within-fide ; a very fmall 
fourth Toe loofe from the other three, flanding forward and within the innermoft of the 
other three, contrary to any thing in the Feet of Birds I have yet feen ; the Legs and 
Feet arc of a dirty red Colour, armed with pretty long fharp brown Claws; the hind 
Part of the Legs and Bottoms of the Feet, are Black. 
Tins Bird was lent me by Mr. 'Peter Colinjbn ; he could not tell from whence it came. 
I find them mention’d chiefly by Voyagers to the Straights of Magellan^ and the Cap 
of Good Hop, 
In Sir Tho, Roes Voyage to Iiid}a, I find this Account : “ On the Tfle of Penguin 
“ is a fort of Fowl of that Name, that goes upright; his Wings without Feathers, 
hanging down like Sleeves, faced with White, they do not fly, but only walk in 
Parcels, keeping regularly their own Quarters.” ChmQ\\\\Y sCollcB, of Voyage s,^Vol^ i. 
p, y6y. 
The above-mentioned Penguin Tfle is near the Cape of Good Hope, I have examin’d 
fome of the Voyages to the Straights of Magellan,, and find very little Account of the 
Penguins there, more than that they go upright, and burrow under the Shores: So 
that I cannot determine the above-dclcrib’d to be a Native of any certain Part of the 
World. Had thefe Voyagers given flight Deferiptions of the Things they mention, 
.we might from thence probably have fixed its native Place. 
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