| SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS IN WEIGHTS OF PENGUINS AND PETRELS (6932 words) |
 | The fe- male remains lighter than the male throughout, and, in fact, at the be- ginning of the period she reaches one of her two lowest depression points. |
| Megadyptes resembles Juncos in that a heavy deposit of fat develops as the pre-egg period approaches. |
| The penguin Megadyptes reaches its peak weight for the year at the beginning of the molt, its minimum weight at the end; the petrel Pachyptila apparently does not lose weight during the molt. |
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