Among the many varieties of penguins nesting at Macquarie Island, the King penguins are the rarest and most beautiful. They stand up to 30 inches high and have gorgeous gold flushings extending from the head down. The back feathers are a lovely shade of French grey. Mawson Expedition 1911-1913 [picture] /

• Main Author: Hamilton, Harold, 1885-1937.
• Other Authors: Hurley, Frank, 1885-1962.
• Format: Still Image
• Language: unknown
• Published: [between 1911 and 1914] 1911
• Subjects: King penguin > Tasmania > Macquarie Island > Photographs; Macquarie Island (Tas.) > Photographs; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Shackleton; Hurley; Antarc*; King Penguins; Macquarie Island
• Online Access: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an24553133

Part of collection: Hurley collection of photographic prints.; Note accompanying related negative FH 1083: "Taken by Harold Hamilton."; Related negative in the Hurley negative collection: FH 1083.; "With Shackleton to the Antarctic. Photography by Frank Hurley O.B.E. A Kodak presentation."--Printed on mount.; Caption: "Among the many varieties of penguins nesting at Macquarie Island, the King penguins are the rarest and most beautiful. They stand up to 30 inches high and have gorgeous gold flushings extending from the head down. The back feathers are a lovely shade of French grey. Mawson Expedition 1911-1913"--Lower left.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an24553133.