82 ZOOLOGICAL LOG OF THE SCOTIA 



June 17th, 7 25' N. 21 39' W. A bird, like a black-backed gull, black on the 

 upper surface arid white below, was seen before breakfast ; also flying-fish. A shark 

 was harpooned but got clear. Porpoises seen during the day. 



June 18th, 9 46' N. 21 34' W. Saw two small birds, too far off to distinguish 

 the species, but probably Wilson's stormy petrels. Flying-fish and Physalia were 

 conspicuous. Porpoises seen at night when the sea was very phosphorescent. 



June 19th, 11 32' N. 20 30' W. Wilson's petrels were seen this morning by 

 Davidson, and an unknown bird about the size of a pigeon was seen flying about half a 

 mile to starboard. Very many flying-fish were sporting about the ship all day long ; 

 five specimens of Physalia were caught. 



June 20th, 13 07' N. 21 47' W. Three or four stormy petrels, flying-fish and a 

 shark were seen. One small fish was caught. Sea still very phosphorescent 

 at night. 



June 21st, 14 27' N. 23 30' W. Davidson saw a bird, in size somewhat smaller 

 than a booby, tail long and narrow like a bo'sun or frigate bird, under surface greyish 

 white, upper dark colour. Martin saw two or three gannets. Physalia and flying-fish 

 were seen frequently. At noon the island of St Jago, Cape Verde Islands, was sighted. 



June 22nd, 15 25' N. 25 20' W. Davidson saw about a dozen birds answering to 

 yesterday's description. The captain and I saw three or four birds just before break- 

 fast, of a whitish colour, with narrow wings tipped with black and a very long pointed 

 tail evidently frigate birds. Mr Bruce observed a bird about the size of a common 

 gull, dark on the upper surface, white below. Physalia and flying-fish common. 



June 23rd, 16" 55' N. 26 22' AV. Same kind of birds seen as on the 21st inst. 

 This bird is of a brownish black plumage except the breast, the abdomen and the middle 

 part of the under surface of the wings, which are all white. Physalia, flying-fish and 

 many bonitos were seen during the day. 



June 24th, 18 43' N. 27 46' W. Mr Bruce saw a bird of the same kind as seen 

 yesterday. 



June 25th, 20 19' N. 29 10' W. Flying - fish were the only animals seen 

 to-day. 



June 26th, 22 J 44' N. 30 35' W. A bird like a large stormy petrel, chiefly white 

 on the under surface was seen by Mr Bruce. Flying-fish also observed. 



June 27th, 25 02' N. 31 51' W. Only flying-fish seen to-day. 



June 28th, 27 23' N. 33 06' W. Some cetaceans were seen to - day, greatly 

 resembling " black-fish." Crabs, shrimps, hydrozoa, a gasteropod and a chaetopod 

 were collected on some floating gulf-weed which was caught by means of a net. 



June 29th, 29 54' N. 34 10' W. Flying-fish were seen. A large quantity of 

 gulf-weed passed the ship continuously in small or large floats and sometimes as many 

 as four men were on the look-out to catch it. A good quantity was caught and a 

 number of animals were found on it : fish, molluscs, a large number of crabs (about four 

 species), other crustaceans, bryozoa, hydrozoa, etc. 



