African Sea Birds (1914)
Malagas Island, three hundred yards square, just off the southern coast of South Africa, is inhabited at a conservative estimate by some four hundred and fifty thousand birds of several species. First in order of interest come the Penguins. It will be news to many people to know that Penguins' eggs are considered a delicacy. Several hundred thousand are sent annually to the London markets. By far the greatest part of the population of Malagas Island consists of the Solan Goose or Malagas. In all, there must be well over four hundred thousand of these beautiful birds on the little island. Although a strong swimmer, and an expert diver, it is in the air that the Solan Goose appears to the greatest advantage. The sight of a few thousand of these great birds in flight is very beautiful. Among the other interesting inhabitants of this city of bird life may be mentioned the colored element, the "duikers'* or divers, a strange cormorant-like creature. Their black plumage contrasts strongly with the pure white of the Malagas, Apparently race wars are not confined to human kind, for the color line is as severely drawn on Malagas Island as aboard a Jim Crow car.
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