CATARRHACTES. EUDTPTULA. — SPHENISCUS. 145- 



1. Crozet Island, Indian Ocean E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 



{Cajit. Armson). 



4. Kerguelen Island. Voy. H.JM.S. ' Challenger.' 



o. Heard Island, Indian Ocean. Voy. H.M.S. ' Challenger.' 



Catarrhactes schlegeli {Finsch). 



Eudyptes schlegeli, Buller, Birds New Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 298 (1888). 

 Catarrhactes schlegeli, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 643 (1898) ; 

 Sharps, Kand-l. i. p. 118 (1899). 



The single egg of Schlegers Penguin in the Collection is almost 

 spherical in form, and mottled with brown and yellow stains. It 

 measures 2-5 by 2*25. 



1. New Zealand. Donald Mackintosh, Esq. [P.], 



Genus EUDYPTULA, J5p. 



Eudyptula minor {Forst.). 



Aptenodytes minor, Thivn. Fortpflanz. yes. Voy. tab. c. tig. 5 (1845-54). 



Eudyptula minor, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 518 (I860) ; Buller, 

 Birds Neio Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 300 (1888) ; North, Nests ^- Eqqs Austr. 

 Birds, p. 349 (1889); Forbes, Ibis, 1893, p. 543 ; Grant, Cat. Birds 

 B. M. xxvi. p. 646 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 119 (1899). 



Eudyptula uudiua, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 521 (I860) ; Buller, 

 Birds New Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 302 (1888) ; North, Nests ^ Egys 

 Austr. Birds, p. 350 (1889) ; Le Souef, Ibis, 1895, p. 419. 



The eggs of the Little Penguin are regular broad ovals. The five 

 specimens in the Collection measure respectively : 2*26 by 1*63 ; 

 2-3 by 1-6; 2-15 by 1-65; 2-15 by 1-65 ; 2-12 by 1-6. 



1. Bass Straits ( HV/so?i). Gould Coll. 



1. Near Badger Island, I?ass Straits, Gould Coll. 



24th Oct. 



2. New Zealand. Donald Mackintosh, Esq. [P.]. 

 1. New Zealand. Capt. R. Snow [P.]. 



Genus SPHENISCUS, Briss. 



Spheniscus demersus {Linn.). 



Aptenodyta demersa, Thien. Fortpflanz. yes. Voy. tab. c. tig. 3 (1845-54). 

 Spheniscus demersus, Sharpe's ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 789 



(1875-84) ; Scl. Ibis, 1891, p. 476; W. L. Scl. Ibis, 1896, p. 519; 



Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 649 (1898) : Sharpe. Hand-l. i. 



p. 119 (1899). 



The eggs of the Cape Penguin vary in shape from broad oval to 

 spheroidal. They measure from 2-4: to 2-85 in length, and from 

 2*03 to 2' 12 in breadth. One of the specimens in the Collection is 

 very smooth and highly glossy. 



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