BUENOS AIRES TO THE FALKLAND ISLANDS, 1904 6:5 



afternoon. A good deal of phosphorescence has been observed at nights since the 

 1 4th inst, 



De<-. !!)///, (>// L'<tj>c L'o/'i'K'iitex. A Hock of terns were s,-cii towards the evening : 

 they looked from afar very much like the terns seen in Scotia Bav. I saw several of 

 them swooping down into the water, and rising almost immediately afterwards. A 

 seal was also seen in the morning, as well as a large school of porpoises. Hies are 

 getting quite numerous. Three moths have lieen seen. and. though two were raptured, 

 they managed to escape. A small licet le, with vellow longitudinal lines on the hack, 

 was caught. Brown saw two mosquitoes. Phosphorescence nor so marked. 



Dec. -20th, (>//' Menano I'oint. No birds seen to-dav. except a flock of land-liirds 

 reported in the morning, but too far off to make out. Some moths and beetles were 

 captured. Did not observe any phosphorescence al night. 



Dec, -2l*t. Hin 'If In Plata. A few small land birds were seen. Many moths, 

 several dragon-flies, lady-birds and beetles were observed. 



/>'. '2'2inl. Orti-_ Hank. Hin ilc /'i Plata. Same beasts as yesterday. Could not 

 make the birds out. 



Dec. ~23 rd. Dropped anchor at Outer Koads of Buenos Aires at - P.M. 



.fun. iM.v/, 1IMI4. Left Buenos Aires on our second Antarctic vovage. 



Jan. -I'lna. 35 11' S. 57 <>!' W. Cleared the Rio de la Plata. 



.Inn. -J3/V.7, 3(5 57' S. 55 45' W. An alhatros and some petrels, probably 

 were seen, also a school of fish, probably mackerel. Sea verv luminous during the 

 night. 



Jan. 24t/i. :!'.) -24' S. 55 (_'' \V. Pi-ion petrels, a school of porpoises, ami a -eal 

 are the animals seen to-dav. The Hies in the cabin are thinning out. Sea very 

 luminous at night. 



./>nt. -25(11, 40 59' S. 55 04' W. Prion petrels were very plentiful. A Y,-h-!la 

 was caught in the draw-bucket and bottled. Sea slightlv phosphorescent at night. 



Jan. '2(\th. 43 !<)' S. 54 17' \V. Prion petrels, stormv petrels, like AVilson's. onlv 

 more white on their breasts and wings; and a petrel, like a blue one. only with more 

 white on its under-surface. During the afternoon a school of sperm whales came quite 

 close to the ship disporting thcm^ches. A piece of kelp was picked up. with barnacles 

 and a lamellibranch attached to it. 



Jan. "27tJt, 43 33' S. 55 07' \V. Prion petrels and an alhatros were seen. Mr 

 Bruce and Yalette saw a great many examples of Veleffa between 6 and 8 P.M. 



Jan. -2$(li. 45 31' S. 55 -J 1' YY. A few small petrels, probably Wilson's, were the 



