670 Kecenthj pnhlishtd Ondtholoyical JForks. 



on Parrots in captivity, which will, no doubt, receive great 

 support from our friends the aviculturists. It is nicely 

 printed and got up, and contains four well-dra\yn coloured 

 plates by Mr. Goodcliild, besides some figures in the text. 

 Full particulars concerning the habits of the birds in captivity 

 are supplied. 



128. Sharpe on the Birds of the ' Southern Cross ' Expe- 

 dition. 



[Report on the Collections of Natural History made in the Antarctic 

 Regions during the Voyage of the ' Southern Cross.' London, 1902. 

 344 pp. ; 53 pis. Price 40s.] 



The Report on the collections made in the Antarctic Seas 

 during Borchgrevink\s expedition in the ' Southern Cross ' 

 (1898-99) contains a chapter on the Birds by Dr. R. Bowdlor 

 Sharpe, illustrated by 3 plates and numerous text-figures. 

 The Zoologist of the expedition was Nicolai Hanson, who 

 unfortunately died in October 1899 at Cape Adair. The 

 selected extracts from his diary, relating chiefly to Mammals 

 and Birds, will be read with interest. 



The birds treated of by Dr. Sharpe belong to 24 species — 

 3 Penguins, 11 Petrels, 5 Albatroses, 1 Tern, 1 Gull, 2 Skuas, 

 and 1 Cormorant. The exact localities of the specimens of 

 all of them are carefully given, and much information from 

 various sources is added, particularly in the case of the 

 Emperor and Adelia Penguins. It appears that the Emperor 

 Penguin was not found breeding, and therefore no specimen 

 of its egg was obtained. The supposed egg of this species in 

 Mr. J. H. Walter's collection, if authentic (as is apparently the 

 case, though it is not known who took it), therefore remains 

 unique. We hope that the new Antarctic Expedition now in 

 progress will bring us back more information on this subject. 



129. Shelley's 'Birds of Africa/ 



[The Birds of Africa. By G. E. Shelley, F.Z.S., F.R.G.S. Vol. III. 

 London : Porter, 1902. 8vo. Pp. 276. Price £2 2s. net.] 



We have now to record the issue of the third volume of 

 Capt. Shelley's new work on the Birds of Africa. It com- 



