Genus— E UDYPTULA. 
Eudypt?ula Bonaparte, Compt. Rend., XLII., p. 775 (1856) . . E, minor. 
(Also spelt Eudyptila.) 
Eudyptes (non Vieillot) Reichenbach, Nat. Syst. Vog., p. m. (1852) E. minor. 
Bill short, hooked, curved, much more laterally compressed than in the other 
genera of our region. Tail consisting of sixteen rectrices, which are short, being 
equal to or only a little longer than the upper tail-coverts. No crest. Body 
plumage, with the feathers shorter and more rounded than in the other 
genera, feeling somewhat softer. 
Distribution. Australian and New Zealand seas. 
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