SCOTLAND TO THE FALKLAND ISLANDS, 1902 



Dec, 13th, 3 38' S. 33 20' W. Observed some specimens of Physalia, Velella, 

 and Hying - fish before breakfast. Mr Bruce, Brown and myself saw a gannet 

 about noon, white with black tips on its wings. Saw a bird in the afternoon, 

 which looked like a petrel, too far off to determine. Radiolarians very plentiful in 

 tow-net. 



Dec. 1 4th, 5 50' S. 34 20' W. What the captain describes as "dolphin whales" 1 

 were seen this morning, when a dozen or more of these cetaceans were lying lazily 

 on the surface of the water, and, though the ship passed within 50 yards of them, 

 they paid no attention to it. Their colour seemed to be a greyish black. A iiock of 

 birds (skuas) were seen by Mr Bruce and the captain in the afternoon, of a black colour 

 except belly and breast which were white, but they were too far off to distinguish 

 clearly. In the afternoon saw the coast of Brazil near Pernambuco. Very few 

 crustaceans observed in tow-net. 



Dec. 15th, T 20' S. 34 38' W. Saw a large turtle this afternoon off the coast 

 whilst we were out in a boat kite-Hying ; we tried to capture it, with no success. 

 Two kinds of small fish seen in tow-net, a pearl-fish and a young pipe-fish. A 

 number of porpoises seen in the evening. 



Dec. 16th, 9 6' S. 34 38' W. Saw two boobies in morning whilst after kite. 

 A sucker fish, one inch long, observed in tow-net, also two species of gasteropods and 

 one young lamellibranch, but crustaceans are still comparatively scarce. 



Dec. 17th, 11 28' S. 35 50' W. Flying-fish seen in considerable numbers. Saw 

 a large Physalia before breakfast. Mr Bruce and Pirie saw a brownish speckly bird, 

 like a young herring gull. Crustaceans still scarce in the plankton. 



Dec. 18th, 13 26' S. 36 45' W. Several flying-fish seen to-day. A small bird 

 was observed this evening of a black colour and the size of a thrush. Crustaceans 

 still scarce in the tow-net. 



Dec. 19th, 15 24' S. 37 12' W. Flying-fish still to the fore. A flock of dark 

 coloured birds like noddies, and two white ones, were seen this morning. After dinner 

 Mr Bruce caught a large Physalia, which was drawn and painted. Other specimens 

 were also seen. 



Dec. 20th, 18 IT'S. 37 55' W. We had a dredge out for the first time to- 

 day at 15.30 to 16 hours, 2 in 36 fathoms coral bottom, 18 26' S. 37 58' W. ; 138 

 fathoms of steel rope were paid out, and a pressure of about a quarter of a ton was 

 registered on the dynomometer. We steamed very slowly ahead, trailing the dredge 

 along the bottom for thirty- five minutes. The following list shows the groups 

 represented in the contents : 



Foraminifera. Porifera Hydroidea 



Alcyonaria Pennatulidse "Corals" 



1 It is impossible to give the names of Antarctic cetaceans with any degree of accuracy until specimens 

 arej]secured and a definite study of these undertaken. 



2 This dredging was taken on the Abrolhos Bank. 



