A very few of the weaker birds took fright and made their way back to the beach, where they fell victims later to our needs; but the main army went northwards and we saw them no more.

We feared that the gentoo penguins might follow the example of their ringed cousins, but they stayed with us; apparently they had not the migratory habit.

They were comparatively few in number, but from time to time they would come in from the sea and walk up our beach.

The gentoo is the most strongly marked of all the smaller varieties of penguins as far as colouring is concerned, and it far surpasses the adelie in weight of legs and breast, the points that particularly appealed to us.
The deserted rookery was sure to be above high-water mark at all times; and we mounted the rocky ledge in search of a place to pitch our tents.

The penguins knew better than to rest where the sea could reach them even when the highest tide was supported by the strongest gale.
The disadvantages of a camp on the rookery were obvious.