1896-97-] TJie Great Auk. 253 



United States. 



Washington: United States National Museum. — This speci- 

 men is figured at p. 533 of the Keport of the United States 

 National Museum, 1887-88, by Mr Frederic A. Lucas. In 

 a note the writer says : " Wilhelm Schluter, of Halle, Ger- 

 many, from whom this Auk was procured, gives its history 

 as follows. It was obtained by Mr Salmin of Hamburg 

 from Iceland; by him sold to a merchant of Hamburg, who 

 sold it to Mr Geotz of Dresden, who in turn parted with it 

 to Mr Schluter. In the United States National Museum 

 catalogue of birds it is recorded as 6 ad. Eldey June 1834. 



" Since the photograph was taken from which the accom- 

 panying plate was made, 1 the specimen has been remounted 

 in a different attitude and shortened between two and three 

 inches. It is still like nearly all mounted skins, considerably 

 too long, but could not be shortened any more without cutting 

 the skin — a proceeding that, under the circumstances, was 

 deemed inadmissible. Before remounting, a full-sized figure 

 of the specimen was made." 



Skeletons. 



Australia. 



Ne%v South Wales : Sydney. — A skeleton built up from 

 bones obtained from Funk Island, Newfoundland, by the 

 United States Grampus expedition. The authorities of the 

 Sydney Museum of Natural History obtained this skeleton 

 from the authorities at the United States National Museum, 

 Washington, by exchange. — (See Eeport of the United States 

 National Museum, Washington, 1887-88, by Frederic A. 

 Lucas, p. 516. Also see ' Trans. Edin. Field Nat. and Micro. 

 Soc.,' vol. ii. p. 109.) 



British Isles. 



Cambridge : The Natural History Museum. — Professor 

 Alfred Newton kindly informs me, in a letter dated 16th 



' This refers to the plate which accompanies Mr F. A. Lucas's Report. 



