n-Ti 
lEORGIA. 
Ill crossing th( 
arms of the ba\s, n 
which the penguin; 
avenues. When he 
initi 
iinuck>- V)eaches that sejiarate various 
oin the sea to the snow-water ponds in 
a\-, they follow regular, well-tramped 
: journey across the land, the>- trudge 
along very steadil\- and uiicoiiceriiedl>-, and for the time seem to take no 
notice of their fellows. When in great haste, the}' fall upon the belly 
and run on all fours. By this well-known mode of iirogression, called 
" toboganning," they can lead a man a verx' creditalile chase. Their 
mo.st curious attitude is assumed when they walk down an incline, such 
as a snow-bank or a .steep beach. The head is then thru.st so far forward 
that the straight neck and the spine form a right angle ; the wings are 
held stiffly back as far as possible, and the round belh' jirojects as the 
bird proceeds witli gingerlx steps. On rare occasions they lioji instead of 
walking, springing with both feet from one beach pebble to another, in 
the manner of the true " rock-ho])per " penguins i /-'.iidv/^/t s \ . Their fat 
bodies seem to be made to stand hard knocks, for not onl>- do the\ 
tumble over frequently wherever the walking is rough on shore, Imt the\- 
also suffer fearful batterings on the shingle when the\- come out of the 
surf, .sometimes being bowled o\-er ))>■ four or five successi\-e Ijreakers 
before tlie\- can scramble out of the undertow. 
I'ig. V a. Trumpeting, b. \V;ilkiiiK on k-vt-l .i;ri-'UM(l. c. Desoen.lins a 
bank d. Wading into the water. 
When wading into the water, the johnny penguins in\'ariabl\- round 
their shoulders, bend down their heads almost to their feet, and scoo]i 
beneath the surface as soon as there is depth enough to float them. 
Once under way, all their terre.strial awkwardness vani.shes. The>- swim 
with well-nigh incredible speed, remaining below the surface exce] it when 
they leap out porpoiselike, giving an audible gasp for air — to lie gone 
again within the twinkling of an eye. So quickly is this leap C(nn]ileted, 
that penguins pla\-ing before the bows of a vessel, as I saw them from 
the bridge of a South Oeorgia whaling steamer, might easilx- be mistaken 
