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to injure it. The baby took the hint and moved a\vav t<> await the return of its own 

 mother. Three male seals at Point ^Martin. 



In addition to the penguins. gull-, nellies and snowies were -ecu in plentv. 



Oct. \\t1i. -The penguins were visited again to-day at their, rookeries, and several 

 stray ones moving northward were -ecu on the Hoe. At the near penguin rookerv at 

 the "Half-moon" glacier were aliout 1 '_'() penguins -geiitoos and adelias in aliout eipial 

 numbers. At otir approach they showed some alarm, but when thev saw we did not 

 intend to disturb them, the adelias resumed their work of ne-t-biiildiii" The entoov 



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who were all on the lower part of the rookerv and had not yet begun to build. -ho\\rd 

 much more fear and cleared out in a body at first, to return a little later, but with 

 evident concern for their safety, and possibly serious doubts as in the dcsirabilitv of the 

 place for nesting. The adelias were nearly all actively collecting stones or resting from 

 their labours, sleeping near their little heaps, either upright or prone. Some were verv 

 active and moved over ten yards at times in search of a good stone to return with ; the\ 

 throw the stones down in a heap in no apparent order. Thieving was being carried on 

 extensively. The intending thief moved towards a heap the owner of which was awav 

 or not looking, and if he saw his chance picked up a stone and returned with it : but if 

 the owner turned and spotted the thief approaching, the intending culprit walked 

 innocently by as if nothing was further from his intentions than stealing a '-lone. If a 

 thief was caught, the owner bit at him viciously and thus warned him off for the 

 occasion, but as soon as an opportunity again presented itself he returned once mop- 

 on thieving bent. I noticed several adelias eating snow in large cjuantities. 



In addition, snowies, gulls and nellies were seen. The mate saw a paddv at 

 Ailsa Craig. 



Oct. 1 L!///. I visited the small penguin rookery and watched the birds at their 

 work of stone-collecting, which was being actively pursued. Thieving was goinu on 

 wholesale but never resulted in a fight : a vicious snarl was enough to frighten awav 

 the thief. 



.Mossman and the captain visited the large rookerv and found hundreds of bird-. 

 chiefly black-throated, but as it was late in the day nearly all wen- roosting. 



(lulls, nellies and snowies also seen. Young seals alino-t all taking the water. 



Oct. \ :\f/i. Snowies, black-backed gulls, nellies, geiitoo and adelia penguin- were 

 seen. .Johnnie Smith reports that three or four pairs of black-backed gulls have carted 

 nesting ashore opposite the ship, low down on the crags. The -iiowie- ,-d-o -eeui to lie 

 nesting by the noise and hubbub thev are making, winch thev keep up all dav and 

 niidit. This afternoon some of us went out to ihe -mall penguin rookery for penguin-, 

 both for culinary and taxidermic purposes. Then- were only three pairs of gt-ntoo-. the 

 weight- and ineasureiiieiils of which were dulv entered in tin- bird-honk. They --till 

 seem to be at the nesting and stealing stage. Thev paid no heed to our -laughter 



except to help t liem-el\ "e- to the sjollc- of 1 he ones which We -lew. 



Numerous bands nf penguin- cross from the rookerv to the open water imrthward- 



