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almost lost all its down : its plumage is now of a mottled light brown, much the same 

 as that ut 1 young gulls. Numerous Weddell seals on that beach. 



Feb. St/i. Three species of penguins, skuas, nellies, gulls, terns, Wilson's petrels 

 and shags. 



Feb. Vth. Three species of penguins, skuas, nellies, gulls, terns and Wilson's petrels. 



Shags : all shags seen lately have been solitary birds ; no flocks have been observed. 

 During the last day or so no adult, but only young adelias, have been seen. All are now 

 putting on weight, and we are getting ringed and gentoo penguins up to 1 (> and 17 Ibs. 

 respectively. 



Feb. lOf/i. Three species of penguins, skuas, nellies, gulls, terns, Wilson's and 

 snowy petrels. 



Fcli. llth. Four species of penguins, including one crested penguin at the usual place 

 at the rookery. Adelias : not a single adult bird seen at the rookery or in the bay, and 

 very few .young ones. Gentoos : young birds do not seem to have taken the water yet, 

 and they have only made a start to cast their down ; in one or two birds only is the 

 white baud over the head beginning to .show, and the neck to darken in colour. Ringed : 

 young birds have almost made up on the gentoos, for the black ring was noted as 

 appearing in one or two cases. A very heavy surf in Uruguay Cove, and a ringed 

 penguin had a bad time landing there, bleeding about the head, back and nippers. They 

 can go out easily enough, but landing is not quite so simple, 



Paddies : young birds have lost most of their down and got white plumage ; they 

 are not flying yet. We brought back two alive. 



Skuas : dark feathers appearing on the wings and along the sides of the breast. 



Shags : a small flock out in the bay. 



Nellies, terns, gulls, Wilson's and snowy petrels also seen. 



Several Weddell seals on The Beach and one young Lobodon. The skin of the latter 

 is a very tine silver}' white looked at generally, but several shades darker if looked at 

 from behind forward as in the Weddell seal ; all new coat no moulting, not spotted at 

 all ventrally, but dorsally it is rather darker with small spots of silvery white; no 

 yellow or green tinge about it ; flippers a uniform dark mousey brown. Had a bail scar 

 obliquely across the middle of the back. 



Feb. ]-2tli. Three species of penguins, skuas, nellies, gulls, terns, Wilson's petrels. 



/'</>. \3tit. Gentoo and ringed penguins, skuas, nellies, gulls, terns, Wilson's ami 

 snowy petrels. 



Feb. 1-ltJt. Gentoo and ringed penguins, skuas, nellies, gulls, terns, Wilson's petrels 

 and (.'ape pigeons, the latter in Jessie Bay. Return of the " Scotia." 



