Half a mile farther on, the ground was completely riddled with penguin nests, egg-laying burrows from which numerous birds emerged. Later Captain Nemo had hundreds of them hunted because their black flesh is highly edible.
Nadat wij omstreeks vijf honderd meter waren voortgegaan, vonden wij den grond als bezaaid met nesten, waaruit zwermen van vogels opvlogen.