een THE JACKSONIAN OOLOGICAL COLLECTION. 
Data Campbell’s No. of 
No. Book. Eggs. 
It is mountainous and well wooded, has good harbours, and is occasionally visited by whaling and other 
vessels. The wings of this gigantic bird, when fully extended, sometimes measure nine and a half feet 
from tip to tip, or two feet longer than a large Wedge-tailed Eagle. This egg is a perfect specimen, 
and measures in inches = 5°29 x 3°13. 
328 692 I SHORT-TAILED ALBATROSS, 
Diemedea albatrus, Pallas. 
One egg, a clutch, taken on Bonin Islands (situated in latitude 27° 4o’ N., and long. 142° 10’ E.) 
during November of 1896. Bonin (or Archbishop) Islands belong to Japan, and lie to the south of it. 
Peel Island is the largest of the group, and is frequently visited by vessels engaged in whale fishing. I 
received this rare egg through the courtesy of Dr. Charles Ryan, of Melbourne, Many seabirds deposit 
only one egg for a sitting. It measures in inches = 4°15 x 2°77. 
329 694 I WHITE-CAPPED ALBATROSS, 
Thalassogeron cautus, Gould. 
One egg, a clutch, taken by D. Le Souéf, on Albatross Island, Bass Straits, on the 26th of Novem- 
ber, 1894. This specimen measures in inches = 3°85 x 2°62. 
330 693 I BLACK-BROWED ALBATROSS, 
Diomedea melanophrys, Temminck. 
One egg, a clutch, taken on Campbell Island, South-east of New Zealand, during January of 1897. 
This bird is well-known to all sea-faring men as the ‘‘ Molly Hawk.” I have frequently seen them on 
the coast of New South Wales, and during my last trip north several of these birds flew about the 
steamer for some hours. Occasionally they are seen in Sydney Harbour. This egg measures = 4°23 
x 2°63. 
331 ae KING PENGUIN. 
Aptenodytes patagonica, Gray. 
(Not in A. J. Campbell's book.) 
One egg, clutch, taken on Macquarie Island, south of New Zealand, by Captain Waller, of the S.S. 
Victoria, during November, 1900. ‘This splendid egg measures in inches = 3°69 x 2°67, and is very 
pointed at the smaller end. 
332 <i es ROYAL PENGUIN, 
Eudyptes schlegeli, Finsch. 
(Not in A J, Campbell's book.) 
One egg, clutch, taken on Macquarrie Island, south of New Zealand, by a collector engaged by 
D. Le Souef, on the 20th of October, 1897. This egg measures = 3°07 x 2°27, and isnot so pyriform 
as the previous specimen. 
BBG 6 1307 ames CRESTED PENGUIN, 
Catarrhactes chrysocome, Forster. 
Clutch of 2 eggs, taken on Macquarie Island, south of New Zealand, by Captain Waller of the 
S.S. Victoria, during the month of November, 1900. These eggs are round, while those of all the 
other Penguins are usually pointed at one end, and somewhat pyriform. Specimen A. measures in 
inches = 2°60 x 2°21. Specimen B. measures = 2°59 x 2°23. These birds are better known as 
“ Rock Hoppers.” 
334 739 2 LITTLE PENGUIN, 
Eudyptula minor, Forster. 
Set of 2 eggs, taken by A. Zietz on Kangaroo Island, South Australia, on 6th October, 1884. One 
egg (Specimen A.) is much smaller and more rounded than the other, and measures in inches = 1°93 
x 1°57. Specimen B. = 2:12 x 1°63. 
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