The present and historical distribution and abundance of penguins on sub-Antarctic islands and the Antarctic coastline have been reviewed recently (Horne 1983; Wilson 1983). Neither gave records of Adelie Penguins Pygoscelis adeliae breeding in eastern Enderby Land, Antarctica (50'-5S0E), both...

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Main Authors: J A. Estbergs, R. W. Braithwaite, Csiro Division Of Wildlife, Eastern Enderby L
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
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Language:English
Published: 1984
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.617.2660
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Summary:The present and historical distribution and abundance of penguins on sub-Antarctic islands and the Antarctic coastline have been reviewed recently (Horne 1983; Wilson 1983). Neither gave records of Adelie Penguins Pygoscelis adeliae breeding in eastern Enderby Land, Antarctica (50'-5S0E), both overlooking the accounts of Mawson (1932) and Falla (1937). In this note I give details of a visit to eastern Enderby Land, apparently the first ornithological visit since that