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Antarctic Penguins A Study of Their Social Habits By: George Murray Levick |
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Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation. Some corrections of spelling and punctuation have been made. They are listed at the end of the text. Italic text has been marked with underscores . ] ANTARCTIC PENGUINS THE HEART OF THE ANTARCTIC. Being a Story of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907 1909. By Sir E. H. SHACKLETON, C.V.O. With Introduction by HUGH ROBERT MILL, D.S.O. An Account of the First Journey to the South Magnetic Pole by Professor T. W. EDGWORTH DAVID, F.R.S. 2 vols., crown 4to. Illustrated with Maps and Portraits. 36s net. Edition de Luxe, with Autographs, Special Contributions, Etched Plates, and Pastel Portraits. £10 10s net. New and Revised Edition. With Coloured Illustrations and Black and White. Crown 8vo, 6s net. SHACKLETON IN THE ANTARCTIC. (HERO READERS.) Crown 8vo, 1s 6d. LOST IN THE ARCTIC. Being the Story of the "Alabama" Expedition. By Captain Ejnar Mickelson. Crown 4to. Illustrations and Maps. 18s net. IN NORTHERN MISTS. Arctic Exploration in Early Times. By FRIDTJOF NANSEN. With numerous Illustrations and Coloured Frontispieces. 2 vols., cr. 4to, 30s net. LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN [Illustration: "OCCASIONALLY AN UNACCOUNTABLE 'BROODINESS' SEEMED TO TAKE POSSESSION OF THE PENGUINS" (Page 108) Frontispiece] ANTARCTIC PENGUINS A STUDY OF THEIR SOCIAL HABITS BY DR. G. MURRAY LEVICK, R.N. ZOOLOGIST TO THE BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION [1910 1913] LONDON WILLIAM HEINEMANN First Published March 1914 Second Impression May 1914 LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN 1914 CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION 1 PART I THE FASTING PERIOD 17 PART II DOMESTIC LIFE OF THE ADÉLIE PENGUIN 51 APPENDIX 119 PART III McCORMICK'S SKUA GULL 125 A SHORT NOTE ON EMPEROR PENGUINS 134 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS "Occasionally an unaccountable 'broodiness' seemed to take possession of the penguins" Frontispiece To face p. An angry Adélie 2 Dozing 4 Waking up, stretching, and yawning 4 Pack ice 8 Heavy seas in the autumn 8 "throw up masses of ice" 10 "which are frozen into a compact mass" 10 "and later, form the beautiful terraces of the ice foot" 14 Penguins at the rookery 14 In the foreground a mated pair have begun to build 20 The rookery beginning to fill up 22 "The hens would keep up this peck pecking hour after hour" 24 An affectionate couple 24 "Side by side ... nests of very big stones and nests of very small stones" 26 On the march to the rookery 28 Part of the line of approaching birds, several miles in length 30 Arriving at the rookery 32, 34 Adélies arriving 36 A cock carrying a stone to his nest 36 Several interesting things are taking place here 38 Three cocks in rivalry 40 Two of the cocks squaring up for battle 40 Hard at it 42 The end of the battle 42 The proposal 44 Cocks fighting for hens 46, 48 Penguin on nest 48 Showing the position of the two eggs 50 An Adélie in "ecstatic" attitude 50 Floods 52 Flooded 54 A nest with stones of mixed sizes 54 "Hour after hour ... Continue reading book >>
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