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blue mud at 233s fathoms 2S30 fathoms of \viiv were paid out : thr tra\vl came up 

 twisted. It had evidently been fouled ooiiiv. d () \\-]| and had not reached liottoin. 



Main- tinners and ^ranipuse.- were .-ecu durini: the dav. Fla-he- of phosphorescence 

 observed at niuht like l>i;_; blob-. 



M'i,;-/, \7fli.7l I''- 1 ' S. IS 15' W. Antarctic and snowy petrel- hovering round 

 ship all dav. though not in such o^iantitie.- as ye-terday. A few tern- ami ('ape pi^.-oiis 

 were seen. Also niiiiiv grampuses and tinners. Trawl lowered after breakfast, bottom 

 at L':!7o i'athoms 3000 fathom- of wire rope were paid out. Imf it i- extremely douhtful 

 if bottom was reached. Dynomometer re^i-tered a -train of up to l_'f tons. Trawl 

 contained several specimens of (?) /W/o///,/,. tour species of eoelenterates. mo-tlv 

 ctenophores or medusoid-. and a cuttle-fish. Lar^e blob- of phosphorescence were 

 observed at ni<dit in the ship's wake about the size of this pa^e. 



Mni-i-li IS/A. 71 '2'2' S. KI 34' W. -Pirie and other- saw a nellv earlv this morning. 

 Snowy ami antarctic petrels very abundant, especially the latter. A few Cape piteous, 

 terns and a silver petrel. Martin saw several antarctic penguin-. 



The trawl wa- let down in 1410 fathoms -2400 fathoms of wire rope paid out. 

 dynomometer re^i-tcnm:; a strain of 'J : J ton-. A rich haul was ,-ccurcd, including 

 mud and several pebbles and small stone--. At about loo fathom- from the end the 

 rope showed si^ns of having trailed alone, the bottom. The haul included : -about 

 four species of tish, 1 two species of seaplmpod-. three species of 'ja-teropoil-. -nine 

 dead shells of lainellibranchs, a species of nudibranch, two of pycno^on-. one 

 cirriped, two other specie- of crustaceans, one species of braehiopod. seven or eiuht of 

 polychaetes, three to six of ophiuroids, one crinoid, three echinoids, five -pccie- of 

 asteroids, three to four of holothurians (one ou a whale'- ear-bone), three species of ti.vd 

 colniiial eoelenterates, two species of inednsoids. two of anemones, three of -police- and 

 three foraminifers. 



Pirie shot a male sea-leopard. Crampiises were sighted. Mrown secured a rich haul 

 of eopepods in the tow-net. 



Mni-r/i \'.i/l,.7\ 3-J' S. 17 1 5' W. Antaretie and snowy petrel- very abundant, a 

 nelly, terns and Cape pigeons also -ecu. Durini: the afternoon several Hock- nf antarctic 

 and snowy petrel- and a nellv were -ecu -ettlinu' down on the water, evidently feeding. 

 The two emperor penguin- which we have on board were fed to-ni^ht bv 1'irie. tinned 

 herring beiiiL; forced down their throats. The trawl was lowered down in ll'i'l fathoms, 

 bottom blue mud. 2000 fathoms of wire rope bein- paid nut : dynomometer registered 

 a strain of H tons. It turned out a failure, bottom not havini: been reached, (iram- 

 pu-es, tinners ami a sea-leopard were seen. 



MIHT/I -2U//I. 7 \ 1 7' S. Is f>n' \V. - Antarctic and snowy petrels -till abundant, 

 following the ship all day. e.-peeially the former. < hie nelly and two silver petrels \\civ 

 seen. In the afternoon numeroii- blue petrel- were hoveriiiL; about the -hip. Some 



Cape pi'jcnii- were ob-erved. The emperor jieliL;llills Were fed this evening. They 



1 Includin;_' Bnthylraco Scotiar -]>. QOV. 



