Northern rockhopper penguin two genera, "Austrogoniodes" and the monotypic "Nesiotinus". Within rockhopper penguins, the host-specific louse "Austrogoniodes keleri" is present only on southern rockhoppers; the multi-host "Austrogoniodes concii" parasitises only northern rockhoppers and "Austrogoniodes hamiltoni" parasitises only eastern rockhoppers. Cross contamination of the lice is not possible naturally due to the fact that chewing lice have limited mobility and heavily rely on their host for survival, meaning that the lice can only be transmitted across species by way of close physical contact. The northern rockhopper penguin feeds on krill and other sea life such as crustaceans, squid, octopus and fish. It breeds in
What Bird is That? author Nick Earls' 1999 young adult novel "48 Shades of Brown". The 48 shades refers to the number of distinct browns used by Cayley to describe bird plumage colours. What Bird is That? What Bird is That? A Guide to the Birds of Australia is a book first published in 1931 by Angus & Robertson in Sydney. Authored and illustrated by Neville William Cayley, it was Australia’s first fully illustrated national field guide to birds, a function it served alone for nearly 40 years. In 1960 it was rated the all-time best seller in Australian natural history. "What Bird Is