THE KING PENGUIN. 
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The Penguins form a very remarkable sub-family, all its members having their wings 
modified into paddles, useless for flight, but capable of being employed as fore-legs in terres- 
KING PENGUIN . — Aptenodytes pennantii. (See page 620). 
trial progression when the bird’ is in a hurry, and probably as oars or paddles in the water. 
There are many species of Penguins, but as they are very similar in general habits, we must be 
content with a single example. 
The King Penguin is a native of high southern latitudes, and is very plentiful in the snots 
