D6 HOW TO IDENTIFY NEW ZEALAND BIRDS 
solely a sea Shag. Distinguished from other black and | 
white Shags of mainland by pink feet. (Ciconiiformes.) Pehcamformes 
E ches rer 28 in. Crested Penguin or (Vietorid) Penguin (Eudyptes 
eae pachyrynchus). Head black, stiff-yellow crest on each side. 
Upper parts slaty black, flippers have narrow white margin 
of one row of feathers. Under parts silvery white. Legs 
short. No flight. Rookeries on island when breeding. 
Hops or walks upright, clumsily. Climbs with bill. Swims 
slowly, dives rapidly. Stiff yellow crest. Breeds only in 
small numbers on southern coast and on Snares Island. 
Sphenisciformes. 
28 in. Flat-billed or GreYneaded Mollymawk (Thalas- 
sarche chrysostoma). Head and neck dark smoky grey. 
Upper parts slaty brown with a grey mantle. Under parts 
white. Legs fleshy grey. Flight powerful. Haunts, 
Southern oceans. Moves like other Albatrosses. Distin-" 
guished from other Mollymawks by totally dark grey head 
and colour of bill, which is black, except for a yellow stripe 
alou the top. and the bottom. ek as 
29.9 in.,Sooty Albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata or fusca). 
Head blackish grey, ring of short white feathers round eye. 
Upper parts dark sooty grey. Brown wings. Under parts 
brownish grey. Legs pale flesh colour. Flies higher, and 
stoops more than other Albatrosses. Haunts, Southern 
oceans. Clumsy on land Cuneated tail, high aerial flight 
and conspicuous white ring round eye distinguish it from 
other Albatrosses. Procellariiformes, 
30 in. Yellow-eyed or VYellow-crowned Penguin (Mega- 
dyptes antipodes). Head slaty grey. Crown encircled by 
yellow band of short feathers. Upper parts slaty grey. 
Under parts white. Legs short, bright pink in colour. 
Flight none, as with other Penguins. Haunts, open seas 
southern parts of New Zealand. Often leaps from the water 
in the same way as porpoise. South Island only. Yellow 
eye and yellow bar round head. This Penguin often holds 
its head in a peculiar manner, Sphenisciformes. 
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30 in. Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melano- 
phrys). Head pure white, dark streak over eye. Immature 
bird sometimes has grey or pale grey collar. Bill yellow, 
darker at tip. Upper parts slaty, black, wings dark brown. 
° Under parts white. Legs “Yellowish. Flight remarkable, 
floating gliding with scarcely perceptible motion of wings. 
Like Royal Albatross but less stately. Haunts, Southern 
oceans. Dives occasionally for fish. Clumsy on land. Runs 
with outstretched wings, frequently alights on the surface of 
the water. Distinguished from Wandering and Royal 
