IMURPIIY : 
PI<:X(',U1NS OI' SOUTH (HvOKUHA. 
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In crossing the ston\' or huniiiiocky l)eaclies that se])arate xairious 
arms of the l:)ays, or whieh lead from the sea to the snow-water ponds in 
which the ]')eno-iiins delight to play, the\’ follow regular, well-trani])ed 
a\'eniies. When bent on a definite journey across the land, the\' trudge 
along very steadily and nnconeernedl>-, and for the time seem to take no 
notice of their fellows. Wdien in great haste, the\' fall niion the hell_\’ 
and run on all fours. By this well-known mode of ])rogre.ssion, called 
“ toboganning, ” they can lead a man a very creditable cha.se. Their 
mo.st cnrions attitude is a.ssnmed when they walk down an incline, such 
as a snow-1 jank or a .steep beach. The head is then thrn.st .so far forward 
that the .straight neck and the spine form a right angle ; the wings are 
held .stiffly back as far as ])os.sible, and the round belly ])rojects as the 
bird imoceeds with gingerly stejis. On rare occasions they ho]) instead of 
walking, s]ndnging with both feet from one beach pebble to another, in 
the manner of the true “ rock-ho])])er ” pengnins {Eiidyptes) . Their fat 
bodies .seem to be made to stand hard knocks, for not only do they 
tumble over freqnentl>' wherever the walking is rough on shore, bnt they 
also suffer fearful batterings on the shingle when they come out of the 
surf, sometimes being bowled over by four or five sncces.sive breakers 
before they can .scramble out of the undertow. 
Fig. 
3 . a. Trumpeting. 
b. Walking on level ground. c. I)e.scending a 
bank. d. Wading into the water. 
Wdien wading into the water, the johnny ])engnins invariably round 
their shonlders, bend down their heads ahno.st to their feet, and .scoo]) 
beneath the surface as .soon as there is depth enough to fioat them. 
Once under wav, all their terre.strial awkwardne.ss \’anishe.s. 'riie>- swim 
with well-nigh incredible s])eed, remaining below the surface exce])t when 
they leap out porpoi.selike, giving an audible gas]) for air — to be gone 
again within the twinkling of an e\ e. vSo (piickl\' is this lea]) com]>leted, 
that ])engnins plaving before the bows ol a vessel, as 1 saw them trom 
the bridge of a South Georgia whaling .steamer, might easily be mi.staken 
