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were found ; the Wigeon {Mareca penelope) was observed, and 

 the Teal {Nettion crecca) obtained on Spitsbergen, while the 

 Razorbill {Alca iorda) was definitely recorded from Bear Island. 



In addition to numerous photogravures of arctic scenery 

 and nesting- sites, there is a series of eleven well-executed 

 coloured plates of birds by Keulemans, and the frontispiece 

 to the Avork is a characteristic group of Little Auks by 

 Thorburn, with a distant view of Advent Bay. A further 

 set of twelve coloured plates of the heads, and in some cases 

 the feet also, of various birds by H. Schultze is appended in 

 order to show the exact colouring of the soft parts in life. 

 Though from an artistic point of view^ these are inferior to 

 Keulemans's work, they are nevertheless most valuable as 

 trustworthy records. The ten plates which illustrate the more 

 remarkable eggs taken are by Krause, and could hardly be 

 improved upon. Finally, there is an excellent map of the 

 group on a scale of 1 : 2,000,000, on which the routes taken 

 on the three voyages are carefully laid down. 



Although Professor Koenig naturally uses the German 

 form of the word Spitsbergen (in which the " s " is replaced by 

 "z "), we suggest that in Latinizing the name the spelling of 

 its Dutch discoverer, Barents, should be followed more 

 closely, especially as the letter " z " forms no part of the 

 Latin alphabet. 



We congratulate Professor Koenig and Dr. le Roi on the 

 completion of a Avork which must remain the standard one 

 on the ornithology of Spitsbergen for many years to come. 



F. C. R. JOURDAIN. 



