138 Southern Cross. 



with a tiuge of green. The ground-colour of the egg beneath the 

 chalky surface seems to be a pale bluish-green. As incubation 

 proceeds, the eggs become stained and smeared with green and with 

 brown. The shape varies from almost perfectly round to a lengthened 

 and biconicul form. The dimensions, therefore, vary considerably, 

 the e.xtrt'mes in a series of fourteen clutches being 2-2 x 2-35 and 

 8'2 X 2 "So inches. 



MEGADYPTES, Milne-Edwards. 

 Megadyptes antipodum. 



Catarrhactes antipodes, Ilonibr. and Jacq., Ann. Sci. Nat. (2), XVI., p. 320 

 (1841, Auckland Islands). 



Eudyptes antipodes, Gray, Voy. '^ Er elms'' and ^Terror,' p. 17 (1845, Auckland 

 ami Caiiiplifll Islands, New Zealand). 



Aptenodytes flavilarvata, Peale, U.S. Expl. Exped., p. 2G0 (1848, Auckland 

 islands). 



Eudyptes antipodum, Bailor, B. N. Zeal., p. 34G (1873, South Isl., X.Z.) ; Sharjie, 

 Vuy. 'Litbus' and ' Ttrror; App., p. 35, pi. 27 (1875); Bullcr, 1'.. N. Z., 

 2nd ed., II., p. 294, pi. 46, fig. 1 (1888) ; ScL, P Z. S. (1891), p. 121 (New 

 Zealand). 



Megadyptes antipodum, Ogilvie Ciraut, Cat. B. Brit. Mus., XXVI., p G44 

 (IMts, \e\v Zealand, Auckland and Campbell Islands). 



Nos. 7, «, (J , Campbell Island, June 18th, 1S99. 

 No. 9, 9, ad., „ „ June 19th, 1899. 



No. 10, i , jnr., „ „ June 20th, 1899. 



These birds were obtained by Captain Jensen during the cruise 

 of the ship during the winter, when the 'Southern Cross' was absent 

 from Cape Adave. 



The old female seems to resemble the male in every respect, 

 excepting that the yellow on the head and nape is paler, and the 

 sides of the face are browner with very little yellow. The light 

 brown throat-mark is ])aler and not so strongly pronounced. 



In the yoinig bird the throat is entirelv white, and there is a 

 little yi'lhtw nil the cheeks and on the eyebrow, but no (Complete 

 circle round the nape. 



