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9. Antarctic Skua* {Meg alestris antarctica) , feeding on 

 a dead Penguin. 



10. Sheathbill (Chionis alba) on its nesting-ground. 



11. „ „ on its nest. 



12. King's Cormorant (Phalacrocorax atriceps) on its 



nest. 



[If the identification of this species is correct, and 

 it certainly appears to be so, its occurrence in the 

 South Orkneys is a very remarkable fact. — Ed.] 



13. Four slides showing Gough Island and its scenery. 



14. Three slides of the Flannan Isles, Outer Hebrides. 



By Dr. E. A. Wilson, a number of magnificent slides 

 taken by the members of the ( Discovery ' Antarctic 

 Expedition, 1901-1901, illustrating the following subjects : — 



1. General views of breeding-ground of the Emperor 



Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) at Cape Crozier, where 

 the Great Ice Barrier abuts on Ross Island, under 

 Mounts Erebus and Terror. 



2. Views of Emperor Penguins en masse and individually, 



showing the method of carrying the chick upon 

 the feet, a fold of skin and feathers falling loosely 

 over it from the lower abdomen. 



3. Photographs of the chicks and eggs of the Emperor 



Penguin. 



4. Photographs of the various stages of immaturity in the 



Emperor Penguin, covering the first two years. 



5. Views of the breeding-grounds of the Adelie Penguin 



{Pygoscelis adeliae) at Cape Crozier, on the out- 

 lying hills of Mount Terror, and at Cape Adare — all 

 in South Victoria-Land. 



6. Photographs of McCormick's Skua [Meg alestris mac- 



cormicki) and of the Black-browed Albatros (Diomedea 

 melanophrys) . 



Mr. S. Whiting (introduced by Mr. H. L. Pop ham) then 

 exhibited slides of birds and their nests taken in Holland. 

 The following is a list : — 



