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South Pole. By Dr. N. Orro NorpEnsKJ6LD and Dr. Jou. GUNNAR 
ANDERSON. (1905.) 
LénNBERG.—Die Vogel der Schwedischen Siidpolar-Expedition. Von 
Ernan Lonnpere. Wiss. Ergebn. d. Schwed. Stidpolar-Exp. 
Ba. y. Lfe. 5. (1905.) 
VANHOFFEN.— Bericht iiber die bei der deutschen Siidpolarexpedition 
beobachteten Vogel. Von Prof, Dr. E. VaNHOFFEN. Journ. fiir Orn. 
1905, pp. 500-515. 
Brown, Mossman, and Prrre,—The Voyage of the ‘Scotia.’ By Three 
of the Staff (1906). An excellent and graphic account of the 
work of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. 
APTENODYTES ForsTERI G. R. Gray. 
Aptenodytes forsteri Cat. Birds, xxvi. p. 626. 
The occurrence of this bird as a visitor to the South 
Orkneys was considered probable in 1903 (‘ Ibis, 1906, 
p. 166), and the fact has since been fully confirmed by the 
Argentine naturalists, who, Mr. Mossman informs me, cap- 
tured two specimens on Laurie Island in March 1905. This 
establishes a record for the northern range, namely 60° 44/S., 
of this species. 
On the first Antarctic voyage in the early southern 
autumn of 1903, this species was not observed until latitude 
69° 46'S. (20°58! W.) was reached. Here a male, weighing 
64 lbs., was shot on February 21st, whose stomach contained 
cuttle-beaks, fishes, and three small gneiss pebbles. On the 
following day an individual was captured on the ice in 
70° 25' S., and was brought on board alive. This bird soon 
became reconciled to its strange surroundings, and with 
remarkable equanimity paced up and down the deck of the 
‘Scotia,’ every now and then giving utterance to a musical 
cry. On the return passage to the South Orkneys for winter- 
quarters, another male was obtained in 67° 10! S. (39° W.), 
but none were seen further north. 
On the second voyage, in 1904, this species was not 
encountered till 72° 18’ 8. (17° 59’ W.) was attained on 
March 38rd, on which day three examples were seen and 
secured. In 73° 30’ S. (21° 28’ W.) Emperor Penguins 
were in abundance on the water, but only one was observed 
