270 Recenl/i/ published Ondtholoyical Works. 



for Commander Foyn in order to asecrtain whether " riglit 

 whales'' are to be found in ihe Antarctic Seas, and though 

 unsuccessful on the main point, he seems to have done much 

 useful work, in spite of various misfortunes. Going out in 

 the s.s. 'Antarctic/ specially equipped for the purpose, he 

 visited Tristan da Cunha and Kerguelen Land before reach- 

 ing Melbourne, and did some " sealing." Leaving Australia 

 in September, 189J-, for the South Polar Seas, Mr, Bull 

 passed from the Campbell Islands to the Balleny group, and 

 after a tremendous struggle with the icebergs and floes, he 

 and his party, on January 24th, 1895, effected a landing on 

 the Antarctic continent under Cape Adare, Victoria Land — 

 being the first of mankind who have ever accomplished this 

 feat. "Myriads of Penguins fairly covered the flat pro- 

 montory, many acres in extent, jutting out into the bay, 

 between Cape Adare and a more westerly headland; they 

 further lined all accessible projections of the rocks to an 

 altitude of 800 or 900 feet. The youngsters were now 

 almost full-grown. In their thick, woolly, and grey down 

 they exhibited a most remarkable and comical appearance. 

 At a distance the confused din and screaming emanating 

 from parents and children resembled the uproar of an excited 

 human assembly, thousands in number." 



Many other passages relating to the birds of the Antarctic 

 Seas will be found in Mr. Bull's narrative (see pp. 62, 135, 

 156j, which is well worthy of perusal; but the want of a 

 handy map is a great defect in the volume. 



34. Butler's 'British Birds.' 



[British Birds, with their Nests and Eggs. In Six Volumes. Order 



Passeres (First Part). By Arthur G. Butler, Ph.D., F.L.S., F.Z.S. 



Illustrated by F. W. Frohawk, M.B.O.U., F.E.S. Vol. I. Folio. 

 Brumby & Clarke : Hull & London. 1896.] 



This is an excellent piece of work, and Dr. Butler's 

 practical acquaintance with the habits of Passerine birds in 

 confinement is a characteristic feature of the present volume. 

 Mr. Frohawk may be congratulated on his success in de- 

 picting in black and white the distinguishing characters of 



