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I. Molting king penguins, Dec. 24, 1912. The central figure is a yearling losing its 
down. The others are adults in various stages of the annual molt. Cast-off feathers 
strew the snowhank in the background. 
2. Stages of the molt. .\t the extreme right is a fhdTv bird in worn ])lumage, jnst 
beginning to lose its feathers. The central bird has nearly com])leted the jirocess. 
while the two sleek birds at the left are in new clothes. Hay of Isles, Dec. 24. 1912. 
