82? Letters, Extracts, and Notes. [Ibis, 1920. 



Queensland Discussion of Penguin Protection. 



At the Brisbane Congress of the Koyal Australian 

 Oj'nithologists' Union, Mr. C. Lord (Tasmania) empliasized 

 the necessity for Macquarie Island being made a sanctnary 

 for the preservation of tiic Penguin, (^aptain White (South 

 Australia) moved "That this Union is of the oi)inion that 

 Macquarie Island should be declared a sanctnary for the 

 perpetuation of the fauna of the Antarctic." He said that 

 the Federal Government proposed to buy the island from 

 Tasmania, Avhich asked £15,000 for it. This was rather 

 high, seeing that the island was leased for £4<0 a year for 

 private exploitation. Dr. Mawson had said there woukl 

 very soon be a dash into Antarctica to secure its furs and 

 oils, and it was very desirable that the Federal Government 

 should step in and make a sanctuary of Macquarie Island. 

 Mr. Lord seconded the motion^ which was carried, and the 

 Council was empowered to take action even to the expen- 

 diture of funds to secure the object of the motion. 



We have just heard that the Editor of 'The Ibis' intended 

 to be present at the annual nieeting of the A. 0. U. during 

 his stay in New York, where he had been working at the 

 Museums. About the end of Decenjber it was his intention 

 to leave for Japan, via Vancouver, where we hope that he 

 will be as successful as he will be interested in observing 

 the birds of the Islands. 



We are informed with regard to Dr. llartert's work 'Die 

 Vogel der palaarktischen Fauna/ that Part X., beginning 

 with the Ibididse, is now in print, and will probably appear 

 early in 1920. As the whole manuscript is completed, 

 this Avork will not remain unfinished, and subsequent 

 parts are expected to come out in reasonable time. The 

 printing, however, is at present only possible with pecuniary 

 sacrifice, and the price of each part will be considerably 

 increased. The work will be larger than originally estimated 

 and will extend to three big volumes, including a supplement 

 to Volume I. 



