132 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



they were so kindly disposed as to come and be caught when 

 summoned. " At meal-time a cornet is used to call the men 

 together. The Penguins, when they hear it, make directly 

 for the ship. In this manner we have only to wait and seize 

 our visitors to obtain penguin-steaks, which are just at present 

 the prize of the menu." 



It seems that Pygosceles adelite is the prevalent species 

 of the Antarctic islands, and breeds there in '' countless 

 millions." Frequent references are also made to the Emperor 

 Penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri, specimens of wliich were 

 obtained. 



In the appendix on the general results of the expedition, 

 the following short report on the bird-life will be found : — 



" The birds constantly present upon the ice-pack are not 

 numerous : the veiy large Petrel {Ossifraga gigantea), the 

 Snow-Petrel {Pagodroma nivea), the Antarctic Petrel [Tha- 

 lassceca nntarctica), the Brown Sea-Gull {Megalestris ant- 

 arctica), Forster's Penguin [Aptenodytes forsteri), and the 

 Adelia-land Penguin [Pygosceles adelia) are the most 

 common species." 



The collection of birds made by the ^Belgica^ has been 

 sent to Mr. How^ard Saunders, and a scientific account of it 

 will be published hereafter. A Roumanian, Eraile Racovitza, 

 was the Naturalist to the Expedition. 



8. Carrie on a neiv Bird of Paradise. 



[A new Bird of Paradise. By RoUa P. Currie. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mu3. 

 xxii. p. 497.] 



This supposed new species, which it is proposed to call Cicin- 

 nurus lyogyrus, is based on a single skin in the U.S. National 

 Museum oi'iginally obtained from Mr. A. Boucard. It shows 

 a pectoral shield " nearly four times as long as in C. regius," 

 shorter frontal plumes, and other differences, which are 

 described and illustrated in an outlined plate. The specimen 

 is labelled " New Guinea." 



9. Euler on the Nests and Eggs of Brazilian Birds. 



[Descripcao dos Ninbos e Ovos das Aves do Brasil. Por Carlo Euler. 

 llevista do Museu Paulista, iv. p. 9, 1900.] 



