Recently published Ornithological Works. 371 
in order to come to terms with the native Indians as to the 
surrender of their land-rights to the Canadian Government. 
In the second half the valuable field-notes made by the author's 
friend, Roderick MacFarlane, for many years a Chief Factor 
of the Hudson Bay Company, are reprinted. They have 
already appeared in the c Proceedings of the U.S. National 
Museum’ (see ‘Ibis/ 1892, p. 335), but are well worthy 
of repetition. The specimens collected appear to have gone 
to Washington, not to Ottawa, which would have been a 
more appropriate destination for them. 
39. Martens on Magellanic Birds. 
[Ergebnisse der Hamburger Magalhaenischen Sammelreise, 1892-3. 
Herausgegeben vom naturhistorischen Museum zu Hamburg. Vol. I. 
Hamburg, 1896-1907. Vogel bearbeitet von G. H. Martens (Ham¬ 
burg).] 
Among the articles on the results of the Magellanic 
Collecting-Expedition sent out by the City of Hamburg in 
1902-3, under the leadership of Dr. Michaelsen, is a chapter 
on Birds, prepared by Herr G. H. Martens, of Hamburg. 
The collection made on this occasion is stated to have 
consisted of 60 specimens, referable to 42 species. The 
examination of these specimens, which were placed in the 
Natural History Museum of Hamburg, did not result in 
any new discoveries, but this, considering the small size 
of the collection and the well-known features of the 
Avifauna of the country visited, does not seem very 
wonderful. 
Herr Martens has consoled himself for his disappointment 
at the meagre results (as regards birds) of the Magellanic 
Collecting-Expedition by compiling a List of the birds of the 
South Polar area, which, according to his investigations, 
embraces about 299 species referable to 176 genera. But 
we think that he has been unwise to include in his List the 
land-birds of the islands adjoining New Zealand (Chatham 
Island, Auckland Islands, &c.). The sea-birds, it is true, 
are nearly the same all round the South Polar seas ; but the 
land-birds of the New Zealand Islands are quite distinct. 
