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for three or four feet at lead; and indeed, without any 
leeming caufe, they often do the fame, appearing chiefly 
to advance by that means. This fpecies feems to have a 
greater air of livelinefs in its countenance than others, yet 
is in fait a very ftupid bird, fo much fo as to father itfclf 
to be knocked on the head with a flick when on land. On 
one of the itlands touched gt by captain Cooke, vaft num¬ 
bers of thefe birds were found, in a deep fo profound, that 
they allowed themlelves to be tumbled over feveral times 
before they awoke. The tailors were obliged to give a 
f ew of them fmart cuffs, with their hands, before they 
could route them from this aftonifliing lethargy. By and 
by, however, the whole crowd awoke; and, feeing thent- 
lelves furrounded by an enemy, they alfumed courage, and 
fell upon the crew' in clofe battle. The thip’s company, 
finding their clothes and their legs torn, beat down vaft 
numbers of them; and, leaving thefe dead, as they fup- 
pofed, they went in purfuit of the main body of the flying 
army. While thus employed, they were furprifed by find¬ 
ing that thofe which they had left upon the field had 
fuddenly got up, and had already attacked their rear, 
tearing their legs and clothes with redoubled fury. Happy 
had it been for the human race, and much to the honour 
of adventurers, had the difeovery of unknown countries 
never led to hoflilities of a more mifehievous nature! 
5. Aptenodytes catarraftes, or thick-billed penguin : the 
bill of this fpecies is its diftinguifliing character; the lower 
mandible being thick, and apparently broken oft', before 
it reaches the full length of the upper one. Brifton has 
given this bird the name of catarrabla, an appellation ap¬ 
plied by Ariftotle to an aquatic bird of the predatory kind. 
It is certain, however, that neither he, nor any of the an¬ 
cient naturalifts, ever were acquainted with the penguins ; 
becaufe they are found to refide in regions far beyond the 
limits of ancient navigation. The bill and legs of this 
fpecies are red; the face, dark brown; all the fore parts 
of the body, white; and the hind part of the head, neck, 
and back, purple, and covered with fliort ftiff feathers, 
more refembling the feales of a ferpent than the plumage 
of a,bird. This is the pbaton demurfus of Linnaeus. 
6. Aptenodytes Papua, or Papuan penguin: it is about 
two feet and a half long, being a little larger than that 
which is called the Cape penguin. This fpecies inhabits 
the Ifle of Papos, or New Guinea ; and has been met with 
at Falkland Iflesand Kerguelen’s Land. It is often found 
among the Patagonian penguins. 
7. Aptenodytes antar&ica, or antarftic penguin : is about 
twenty-five inches long, and weighs about eleven pounds 
and a half. The bill is upwards of two inches and three- 
quarters long; the upper parts of the body are black, the 
under are glolfy white; beneath the chin there is a narrow 
ftreak of a blackifli colour, palling backwards towards the 
hind head, a little bent about the region, of the ears; the 
wings are much the fame as in the other fpecies; the tail 
is cuneiform; the feathers, or rather bridles, of which it 
is compofed, are black, and in number thirty-two ; the 
legs are of a flefh-colour, and the foies of the feet are black. 
This fpecies inhabits the South Sea, from forty-eight de¬ 
grees to the antarCtic circle; and is frequently found on 
the ice mountains and i (lands; it is a very numerous fpecies. 
Our laft voyagers found them in plenty in the Ifle of L>e- 
folation. And it was obferVed, that in an iHand they 
touched at, not greatly diftant, the rocks were almoft co¬ 
vered with penguins of this fort. 
8. Aptenodytes torquata, or collared penguin : is a little 
lefs than the Papuan, being eighteen inches long. The 
bill, which is black, is limilar to that of the Patagonian 
penguin ; the irides are black ; the eye is furrounded with 
a bare (kin of a blood-colour, of an oval (hape, and three 
times as large as the eyeitfelf; the head, throat, hind part 
of the neck, the fides, back, wings, and tail, are all black; 
the fore part of the neck, bread, belly, and thighs, are 
white, extending round the neck, where the white begins, 
like a collar, except that it does not quite meet at the back 
part; the legs are black. This fpecies inhabits New Gui- 
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nea. It was alfo feen by Forfter, the companion of Capt. 
Cook, near Kerguelen’s Land; and again on two ides ad¬ 
joining to the ifland of South Georgia;. 
9. Aptenodytes minor, or little penguin : is about the 
fize of a teal, being fifteen inches long. The bill, which 
is of a dulky colour, is about an inch and a half long, and 
fhaped like that of the phaeton demurfus; the upper parts 
of the bird from the head to the tail appear to be of a cine¬ 
reous blue colour, of which colour are the ends of the 
feathers; the bafe of them is brown black, and the (hafts 
of each of the fame colour; the under parts from chin to 
vent are white; the wfings are dulky above and white be¬ 
neath ; the tail, which is exceedingly fliort, confifls of fix- 
teen ftift' feathers, which are fcarcely perceptible ; the legs 
are of a dull red colour; the webs are dulky, and the claws 
are black. This fpecies is commonly found among the 
rocks on the fouthern parts of New' Zealand, but they are 
mod frequent at Du(ky-bay. They make deep burrows 
on the (ides of the hills, in which they lay their eggs. The 
inhabitants of Queen Charlotte’s Sound kill them with 
flicks, and, after (kinning them, efteent the flefti as good 
food. They are known at New Zealand by the name of 
korora. The- legs in thefe two laft are marked with black 
at the end of the toes; and the claws are black. 
10. Aptenodyteschiloenlis, or woolly-cinereous penguin: 
found very common in the archipelago of Chiloe, and is 
about the fize of a goofe. 
11. Aptenodytes Chilenfis, or three-toed penguin: is 
found in Chili, and is about the fize of the former fpecies, 
but hath a longer neck. It lays in the (and, about fix or 
feven eggs, white, dotted with black. 
AP'TERA, or Ap'teron, an inland town of Crete,, 
whofe port was Cifamus, on the weft fide of the ifland, 
twelve miles to the fouth of Sydonia, towards the Montes 
Leuci, and as many from the Sinus Amphimales. So 
called from the Sirens, who, being there vanquifhed in 
fong by the Mufes, dripped themfelvesof their wings, and 
out of grief leaped into the fea. Stephanas. There was a 
town of I.ycia of the fame name. Lat.35.50. Ion. 25.0. E. 
Aptera, a term ufed by Linnaeus for his feventh order 
of inlefts, comprehending Inch as have no wings. 
AP'THA,yi Gr.] Certain ulcers which breed 
in the uppermoft part of the mouth. 
AP'TFIANE, a title anciently given to the higher de¬ 
grees of nobility in Scotland. See Thane. 
AP'TITUDE,yi [from aptus, Lat. fit.] The natural, 
difpofition any thing hath to ferve for any particular pur- 
pofe. Thus, oil hath an aptitude to burn, and w'ater to 
extinguifh fire. It is often ufed, in fpeaking of the facul¬ 
ties of the mind, for a promptitude or difpofition to learn 
things with eafe and expedition. In which fenfe aptitude 
amounts to the fame with What the Greeks call 
bona indoles, and docility. Charlton divides aptitude into 
three parts, viz. acutencfs,fagacity, and memory. —He that is. 
about children, fliould ftudy their 'natures and aptitudes, 
what turns they eafily take, and what becomes them; w hat 
their native flock is, and what it is fit for. Locke. 
APT'LY, adv. Properly; with juft connection, ..or cor- 
refpondence: fitly: 
But what the niafs nutritious does-divide ? 
What makes them aptly to the limbs adhere, 
In youth increafe them, and in age repair? Blackmore. 
Juftly; pertinently. Readily; acutely: as, He learned his 
bufineis very aptly.. 
APT'NESS, f Fitnefs; fuitablenefs.—The nature of 
every law mud be judged of by the aptnefs of things therein 
preferibed. Hooker. —Difpofition to any thing; of perfons. 
Quicknefsof apprehenfion ; readinefs to learn. Tendency ; 
of things.—Some feeds of goodnefs give a relifh of fuch 
reflections, as have an aptnefs to improve the mind. Addifon. 
AP'TOTE,yi [a7rraiT®-, of a. and orruan;, a cafe.] A 
noun which is not declined with cafes. 
APTYS'TOS,y. [from ^ priv. and orTvcj i to fpit. ] A 
denomination for diforders in which fpitting, though an 
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