ROCK-HOPPER PENGUIN.
The name Rock-hopper is given in allusion to the habit of hopping over boulders of rock.
Grebes.
Of the numerous species of grebe, the most familiar are the Great Crested Grebe and the little Dabchick. The former has suffered grievous persecution for the sake of its beautiful breast-feathers, which Fashion decreed should be worn by the gentler sex in the form of muffs or hats. Thus a price was set upon the head of this beautiful and harmless bird, and its ranks were speedily thinned. Some species wear during the nesting-season beautiful chestnut or golden "ears," "horns," or "frills" on the head and neck. The Eared Grebe is especially magnificent at this time.
Divers.
These, as already remarked, are sea-loving birds, but they breed inland on the shores of lakes. There are not many species of divers, but, like the grebes, they assume a special dress during the nesting-season, more beautiful than the winter dress.
THE PENGUINS.
Photo by W. P. Dando, F.Z.S.] [Regent's Park.
BLACK-FOOTED PENGUIN.