CATAKRHACTES. — BUDYPTULA. — 8PHESISCU8. 14S 



1. Ci-ozet Island, Indian Ocean E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 

 {Capt. Armson). 



4. Kerguelen Island. Voy. H.M.S. ' Challenger.' 



5. Heard Island, Indian Ocean. Voy. H.M.S. ' Challenger.'. 



Catarrhactes scMegeli {Finsch). 



Eudyptes schlegeli, BuUer, Birds New Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 298 (1888). 

 Catarrhactes schlegeli, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 643 (1898) -^ 

 Sharpe, Hand-l. i, p. 118 (1899). 



The single egg of Sohlegel's Penguin in the Collection is almost 

 spherical in form, and mottled with brown and.yeUbw stains. It 

 measures 2-5 by 2-25. 



1. New Zealand. Donald Mackintosh, Esq. [P.]. 



Genus EUDYPTULA, Bp. 



Eudyptula minor {Forst.). 



Aptenodytes minor, Thien. FoHpfkmx. ges. Vog. tab. c. fig. 5 (1845-54). 



Eudyptula minor, Gould, Sandb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 518 (1866) ; Buller^ 

 Birds New Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 300 (1888) ; North, Nests 8f Eggs Austr. 

 Birds, p. 849 (1889) ; Forbes, Ibis, 1893, p. 543 ; Grant, Cai. Birds 

 B. M. xxvi. p. 646 (1898) ; Sharpe, Sand-l. i. p. 119 (1899). 



Eudyptula undina) Gould, Sandb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 621 (1865) ; Buller,. 

 Birds New Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 302 (1888) ; North, Nests 8; Eggs 

 Austr. Birds, p. 350 (1889) ; Le Souef, Ibis, 1895, p. 419. 



The eggs of the Little Penguin are regular broad ovals. The five 

 specimens in the Collection measure respectively : 2-26 by 1'63 ;. 

 2-3 by 1-6 ; 2-15 by 1-65 ; 2-15 by 1-65 ; 2-12 by 1-6. 



1. Bass Straits ( Wilson). Gould Coll. 



1. Near Badger Island, Bass Straits, Gould Coll. 



24th Oct. 



2. New Zealand. Donald Mackintosh, Esq. [P.].- 

 1. New Zealand. Capt. R. Snow [P.]. 



Genus SPHENISCUS, Briss. , 



Spheniscus demersus (Idnn.). 



Aptenodyta demersa, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. c. fig. 3 (1845-54).. 

 Spiiemscus demersus, Sharpe's ed. ' Layard, Birds 8. Africa, p. 789 



(1875-84) ; Sol. Ibis, 1891, p. 476 ; W. L. Sel Ibis, 1896, p. 519 ; 



Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 649 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. 



p. 119 (1899). 



The eggs of the Cape Penguin vary in shape from broad oval to 

 spheroidal. They measure from 2-4 to 2-85 in length, and from 

 2-03 to 2*12 in breadth. One of the specimens in the Collection is 

 very smooth and highly glossy. 



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