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lectured on " Some Antarctic Birds/' and besides his own 

 series of beautiful Antarctic landscapes and of bird-life 

 from those regions, showed and explained pictures from the 

 Scottish Antarctic Expedition, belonging to Mr. Bruce, who 

 was unable to attend. Mr. Bonhote recorded his "Experi- 

 ments in hybridising Ducks," showing many skins as well 

 as lantern-pictures. Lastly, Dr. Hartert spoke on the 

 "Principal Aims of Modern Ornithology." 



In the afternoon a reception was given to the Congress by 

 the Lord Mayor of London and the Lady Mayoress, at the 

 Mansion House. The celebrated gold plate of the City and 

 other ancient and remarkable objects of interest were dis- 

 played for the visitors, some of whom were also able to visit 

 the Guildhall. 



In the evening a dinner, under the presidency of Dr. F. Du 

 Cane Godman, F.R.S., was given by the British Ornitho- 

 logists' Union at the Frascati Restaurant. 



Saturday, June 17th. 



2.30 p.m. — The President occupied the chair, and opened 

 the last meeting of the Congress by asking* the Hon. Walter 

 Rothschild to bring before the Congress a proposal for the 

 protection of Penguins. Mr. Rothschild stigmatised as a 

 dastardly outrage the persecution of Penguins on some 

 island-groups in the waters south of Australia and New 

 Zealand, where these birds were caught during the 

 breeding-season and "boiled down for oil." He explained 

 that if such things were allowed to proceed, the Penguins 

 of those islands would soon be among the vanishing birds, 

 and he proposed the following resolution, which was 

 seconded by Sir Walter Buller : — 



" That telegrams be sent in the name of the Fourth Inter- 

 national Ornithological Congress to the Commonwealth of 

 Australia and the Governments of Tasmania and New 

 Zealand, appealing to them most strongly to pass legislation 

 to prevent the destruction of Penguins and all other birds 

 which were boiled down for oil on the islands under their 

 rule." 



