Royal penguin Eudyptes schlegeli census and observations at North Head, Macquarie Island 1952/53

Observations of Royal Penguins at North Head, Macquarie Island were made to 2 purposes. First, general observations of the whole rookery, with counting birds, noting times of laying, hatching, changing of guard over the nests and habits of the penguins. Second, the detailed observation of marked nests for the determination of hatching periods, size of clutches and variations in the dimensions of the eggs.

针对麦夸里岛北角的皇家企鹅开展的观测研究旨在达成两大目标。其一，对整个繁殖群开展一般性观测，内容涵盖种群数量统计、产卵时间记录、孵化进程监测、巢穴亲鸟换班情况观察以及企鹅行为习性记录；其二，对标记巢穴开展精细化观测，以确定孵化周期、窝卵数以及卵的尺寸变异特征。