Recently published Ornithological Works. 503 



N. America also Trochilus colubris far passes the limit here 

 assigned to the group. 



We may also remark that it is not quite correct to say 

 that there are no fishes in the "Arctic " Region. Col. H. W. 

 Feilden found examples of a species of charr [Salmo] in a 

 lake near the winter-quarters (1875-76) of H.M.S. 'Alert' 

 in 8.2° 27' N. lat. (See P. Z. S. 1877, p. 291.) 



127. Verrill on Birds from the Antarctic Islands. 



[On some Birds and Eg^^fs collected by Mr. Geo. Comer at Gough 

 Island, Kerguelon Island, and the Island of South Georgia, with Extracts 

 from his Notes, including a Meteorological Record for about Six Months 

 at Gough Island. By G. E. Verrill. Trans. Conn. Ac. ix. p. 430, 1895.] 



Mr. Verrill describes the collections made by Mr. G. 

 Comer during two voyages to the southern hemisphere for 

 sealing purposes. From South Georgia Mr. Comer brought 

 home two skins of an Albatross and eggs of eight species of 

 birds, from Kerguelen and Gough Islands 23 bird-skins of 

 14 species, and about 350 eggs of 13 species, besides some 

 skeletons. He also made very full field-notes. 



The species referred to and commented upon by Mr. Verrill 

 in the present paper are 20 in number. Amongst these the 

 most remarkable are — Porphyriornis comeri, a new flightless 

 Gallinule, discovered by Mr. Comer, and already described 

 by Mr. Allen (see Ibis, 1893, p. 125) ; and Thalassogeron 

 eximius, sp. n., a supposed new Albatross from Gough Island, 

 on which we should like to have Mr. Salvin's opinion. It is 

 nearest to T. chlorhynchus. Altogether Mr. Comer found 15 

 species of birds on Gough Island, two being so-called 

 " Sparrows,'^ of which unfortunately no specimens were 

 preserved. In South Georgia Mr. Comer met with 17 

 species. Mr. Verrill does not appear to have known of 

 Pagenstecher's paper on the birds ot" this island, published in 

 1885 (see Ibis, 1885, p. 319). Extracts from Mr. Comer's 

 journals are added, and on two uncoloured plates are given 

 figures of Thalassogeron eximius and of two species of 

 Penguin. 



