. L'Emu : organe officiel de l'Australasian Ornithologists' Union. L'ornithologie, les oiseaux. Tome XVI. 1916 TuLLOCH, Macqiiarie les pingouins de l'île. 937 000 oiseaux. Quelques égarés se retrouvent aussi parmi les différentes colonies autour de l'île. Il y a toujours 15 à 20 se trouvent dans la colonie royale à l'pépites, mais ils ne s'y reproduire. Les manchots royaux ne font aucune tentative de nidification. Seulement un œuf, et c'est tenue le haut des pieds, entre les jambes, où il est couvert par une sorte de poche de peau, et incubé là. L'œuf est complètement caché de la vue, et lorsqu'on les dérange les oiseaux shu

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. The Emu : official organ of the Australasian Ornithologists' Union. Ornithology; Birds. Vol. XVI. 1916 TuLLOCH, Macqiiarie Island Penguins. 93 7, 000 birds. A few strays are also found amongst the various rookeries round the island. There are always 15 to 20 to be found in the Royal rookery at The Nuggets, but they do not breed there. The King Penguins make no attempt at nesting. Only one egg is laid, and it is held on top of the feet, between the legs, where it is covered by a kind of skin pouch, and incubated there. The egg is completely concealed from view, and when disturbed the birds shuffle along, carrying the egg with them. The egg is about twice the size of that of a Goose, pear-shaped, and of a greenish colour. They are laid dining the latter part of December and the beginning of January. The period of incubation is six weeks. The young are covered with a woolly-looking down of dark. King Penguins at Lusitania Bay, Macquarie Island. PHOTO. BY A. TULLOCH. greyish-brown colour, which is retained until the second year. The King Penguins are the least plentiful on the island, and appear to be the hardest to rear. Next in size come the Rock-hopper Penguins, although there is very little difference between the size of these birds and the Royals. The Rock-hoppers do not migrate like the other species, and may be seen at the island all the year round. They have no crest, and are more timid than the other species. Their clean head gives them a fine, neat appearance. We found their eggs more palatable than those of the other kinds, and, being the first to lay, they were a welcome addition to our menu. The first eggs were found on 12th September. They are globular in shape— some of them look almost round—and they have a bluish tinge. Like the Victorias and Royals, they usually lay two eggs—the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrat

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