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dredge an interesting specimen of a compound ascidian, which was obviously torn up 

 from a fixed base, was secured besides a fish, a new isopod (same as yesterday pro- 

 bably the young form of the big isopod which we have already secured), pycnogons, 

 lamellibranchs and gasteropods, etc. Snowy petrels, young and adult gulls, sheath 

 bills, nellies and some penguins make up the list of birds seen to-day. Came across 

 about thirty adelias on tin- Hue. and secured two specimens, one an adult with black 

 throat complete, the other just beginning to show signs of a black throat. The 

 temperature of the adult was 105 '5, of the other 104'6 F. 



April 15th. The dredge to-dav ln-might up a small lish, two specimens of tnnicates, 

 limpets and another gasteropod, pycnogons, a big isopod, a large amphipod, two sea- 

 urchins, several star-fish, two ophiuroids, large nemerteans, polychaetes, a new sponge, 

 of which a careful painting lias heen made, and several other sponges. The trap con- 

 tained five fish, one star-fish and a large isopod. A gentoo and an adelia penguin as. 

 well as a snowy petrel were shot to-day, the former two for skeletons. Paddies, snowy 

 petrels, Cape pigeons, nellies, skuas and penguins were seen to-day, besides hundreds 

 of shags, and young and old gulls. The ringed penguins have been very scarce since 

 our first week here, and only solitary ones among a batch of gentoos are now met with. 



April IGth. From the dredge the following animals were secured : fish, tunicates, 

 molluscs, pycnogons, amphipods, " worms," star-fish, ophiuroids, and last, but not 

 least, a new sea-anemone. Fishes (the biggest measured 1G ins., and weighed 1 lb. 

 10 ozs.), isopods and star-fishes were got in the trap. A line was baited and shot in 

 open sea to the south, off Point Martin, and three fishes 1 (Notothenici) and three star- 

 fishes were caught : it was only down for a short time or the catch would have been 

 larger. In the afternoon Pirie and Brown dredged and fished Fruguay Cove, but 

 without success, and the dredge only brought up mud. The usual birds seen to-day. 

 Mr Bruce also saw r some young skuas which were mottled. 



April 17th. A new nudibranch was caught in the dredge, besides the other usual 

 animals. Only a star-fish was secured in the small trap, which was changed to the west 

 side of the bay. The big trap was also lowered this afternoon in a hole about 200 

 yards south-west of the ship in 1 5 fathoms. Several seals have been seen for the past 

 three days. Usual birds seen, and two Cape pigeons secured. 



April 18th. Dredge contained a small fish, tunicates, limpets and other gastero- 

 poda including a shell resembling Mi/n trmicata, a large red amphipod, some isopods. 

 pycnogons, cushion-stars, star-fishes, sea-urchins, including a young one, 1 in. in 

 diameter, and of the same colour as the adult, several holothurians, including a new one, 

 which the artist has carefully painted, polychaetes, large nemerteans and the usual 

 bryozoa and sponges. Small trap contained a star-fish. 



April l ( J(h. Large trap only contained one big fish weighing 2 Ibs. 14 ozs., and 

 measuring 17 ins., and ten gasteropods. A line was shut yesterday afternoon, and 



1 Notothenia coriiceps. This almmlant species was l>y far the commonest one in Scotia Hay, ami was 

 caught almost daily. 



