A Troop of Crested "Maccaroni" or Rock-Hopper Penguins Nesting Under the Shade of Tussock of Trees

This is a troop of crested “Maccaroni” or Rock-hopper penguins nesting “under the shade of tussocks of grass.” The parents sit nearby their eggs which lie in depressions in the bare earth. “This penguin is bluish-black with white breast and belly, and a fine orange crest on each side of the crown, from which a broad golden streak passes over the eye to the base of the maxilla.". -A. H. Evans, 1900.

Keywords

water bird, Penguin, Antarctic birds, penguins, aquatic bird, flightless bird, Eudyptes chrysocome, troop of penguins, penguins nesting, penguin eggs, crested Maccaroni penguins, Maccaroni penguins, crested penguins, penguins in the shade, penguins in the grass, group of penguins, many penguins, black and white penguins

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Source

Evans, A. H. Birds (New York, NY: The Macmillan Company, 1900)

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