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2Ahe    P E N G U I N.
T      H I S Bird is about the Bignefs of a common tame Goofe, and is fuppos'd
when
T     it cometh to Land to walk in this eredc Poflure, by reafon of the backward
Si-
tuation of the Legs. Voyagers who have feen this Bird, report it to walk
eredt; the
Bill is not very long nor deprefs'd like a Gog/e's, but rather comprefs'd
fide-ways; the
Corners of the Mouth are pretty deep and reach almoft under the Eyes; in
the upper
Mandible on each Side, is a Cleft or Groove, the Feathers of the Head pointing
on each
Side of the Bill, and cover the Noffrils; the Bill is of a red Colour; the
fore part of the
Head, all round the Bill, and as far as the Eyes, is of a dirty Brown ; the
back Part of
the Head, upper Part of the Neck and Back are of a dark dirty purplifh Colour,
cover'd with very fmall fliff Feathers, not eafily ruffled or diforder'd,
appearing more
like the Scales of Serpents than Feathers ; the under Side of the Neck, Breaft,
Belly,
and Sides under the Wings are white, compos'd of Feathers more agreeing with
the
common Make and Appearance of Feathers, yet lying pretty clofe and firm;
the Wings
are fmall and flat, like little Boards or Paddles, of a brown Colour ; both
above and
beneath, they are cover'd with Feathers fo ftiff and fmall, that a flight
Obferver might
take them for Shagreen, that Part which anfwers the Tips of the Quills in
other Wings,
is white; it hath no appearance of a Tail, except a few fhort black Brifiles
on the Rump
the Legs are Ihort; it hath three Toes flanding forward, and webed together
as in Geefe,
the inner of thefe Toes having a Fin or lateral Membrane within-fide ; a
very fmall
fourth Toe loofe from the other three, flanding forward and within the innermofi
of the
other three, contrary to any thing in the Feet of Birds I have yet feen ;
the Legs and
Feet are of a dirty red Colour, armed with pretty long fharp brown Claws
; the hind
Part of the Legs and Bottoms of the Feet, are Black.
Th s Bird was lent mle by Mr. Peter Co/i nflbi ; hecould not tell from whence
it cam>'.
I find them mention'd chic liy by Voyagers to the Straights of Magellaii,
and the CUipq
&f Gfod Hopd.
In Sir r'To RP''s Voyage to Iditi, I find this Account: " On the 1fit
of 'P.,;i
' is a fort of Fowl of that Name, that goes upright; his Wings without Fcathcrs,
hanging down like Sleeves, faced with WXhite, they do not fly, but only salk
in
'i Parcels, keeping ragfularly their own Quarters." Churchill's Collet.
of VYoaTrs, Vol. I.
P 767.
The above-nmention'd Penulite Itle is near the Cape of' Good Hope. I have
cxarilin'd
ionme of the Voyages to the Straights of Alea, and find very little Account
of the
'fetgilinzs thiere, more than that they go upright, and burrow under the
Shores: So
that I cannot determine the above-defcrib'd to be a Native of any certain
Part of the
World. H-ad the c Voyagers given flight Dcfcriptions of the Things they mention,
we might froni thence probably have fixed its native Place.
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