H ZOOLOGICAL LOG OF THE SCOTIA 



three species of biyozoa, worm tubes and several other animals including three species 

 of foraminifers. 



March Sth, 67 22' S. 37 36' W. Snowy petrels and adelia penguins numerous; a 

 nelly, antarctic petrels ; also one seal. 



March 9th, 67 10' S. 39 00' W. Birds not so numerous to-day; terns, snowy 

 petrels, antarctic petrels and penguins. An emperor penguin was shot to-day by 

 MacDougall. Several seals were seen lying in the water. 



March 10th, 66 40' S. 40 35' W. Two adelia penguins were caught this morning 

 by the cooks and some others were seen in the evening. Snowy and antarctic petrels 

 and terns were also seen. Shot a bird in the evening, like a Cape hen, only smaller, 

 probably M'Cormick's skua. 1 Lowered away trawl this morning to 2425 fathoms ; paid 

 out 3000 fathoms of wire rope. Secured a rich haul with very little mud. The contents 

 of the haul include two species of sea-urchins, two species of ophiuroids, two species of 

 holothurians, a cepholopod, a polychaete, Doliolum and two species of forams. 



March llth, 66 22' S. 42 20' W. Several antarctic and snowy petrels, about 20 

 skuas, probably of the same species as the one shot yesterday, besides a nelly, terns, 

 Wilson's and blue petrels 2 and a few adelia penguins comprise the list of birds seen 

 to-day. Wilson's and blue petrels we have not seen for some time. A seal was seen 

 this morning. 



March 12th, 65 29' S. 44 06' W. Snowy petrels abundant and a few antarctic 

 petrels were seen as well as a nelly. Captain saw bottle-noses twice. The "Scotia" 

 closing net was lowered to 100 and 500 fathoms respectively ; a small catch. The " tak' 

 a' net" was lowered, but unfortunately a kink occured on the wire and the net 

 was lost. 



March 13th, 64 48' S. 44 26' W. A few snowy petrels and penguins are the only 

 birds seen to-day. Could not make out the species of the penguins, but probably 

 black-throated. Grampuses and seals observed. Davidson saw a sea-leopard and I 

 saw a seal after sunset, probably a Lol>odon. Lowered away trawl to bottom in 2485 

 fathoms, blue mud ; paid out 3000 fathoms of wire. Time from 10.15 A.M. to 5.15 P.M. 

 Secured a rich haul, including two species of medusoids, two species of siliceous sponges, 

 one of them stalked, a stalked crinoid, ten specimens of ophiuroids quite intact, a 

 crustacean probably a schizopod, a broken lamellibrauch, probably a Pecten or allied to 

 it, etc. Mr Bruce secured a polychaete on the wire from between the surface and 

 500 fathoms. Dentalium, Serpula and Nodosaria also figure in the catch. 



March Hth, 64 30' S. 43 45' W. Adelia penguins and snowy petrels are the 

 only birds recorded to-day and very few of the latter. One Lobodon, a finner whose 

 " blast" was seen and several seals complete the list of animals seen to-day. 



March Ibfh, 64 12' S. 42 15' W. Snowy petrels abundant; several adelia 

 penguins, one antarctic petrel, four terns and two nellies were seen during the day. 



1 One of the two specimens of Megalestris maccormicki obtained by the Expedition, 



2 Halobcena ccervlea in all probability. 



