On the Penguins observed during the Sealing Voyage of the s.s. “Active” in the neighbourhood of Erebus and Terror Gulf

In September 1892 I sailed from Dundee on board the s.s. “Active,” which, with three other ships, was sent out to discover, if possible, a whale fishery among the Antarctic ice. The general record of my voyage will be published elsewhere, as will also sundry other observations in natural history. Th...

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Published in:Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Main Author: Donald, C. W.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1895
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0370164600048501
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Summary:In September 1892 I sailed from Dundee on board the s.s. “Active,” which, with three other ships, was sent out to discover, if possible, a whale fishery among the Antarctic ice. The general record of my voyage will be published elsewhere, as will also sundry other observations in natural history. The present note is concerned solely with the species of penguin met with to the south of the Falklands.