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then, however, I have learned that the Swedish Expedition under Nordenskjold found 

 it nesting at Cape Roqueraaurel, on the west coast of Louis Philippe Land (Anderson, 

 i.e., p. 43). 



A coloured drawing made by the artist to the Expedition shows the maxilla and 

 mandible tipped with black, the middle portion of the bill pale flesh-coloured, and the 

 base and nares pale cobalt-blue. The feet are pale flesh-coloured, the webs washed with 

 yellow, and the claws black. The iris is dark brown, and the pupil blue-black. 



Pagodroma nivea (Gin.). 

 Payodroma nivea Cat. B., xxv. p. 419. 



The Snowy Petrel being a native of the Antarctic Continent, it is not surprising to 

 find that it was one of the most abundant and most frequently observed species which 

 came under the notice of the Expedition in the Weddell Sea. During both the southern 

 voyages of the Scotia, there was hardly a day on which this beautiful bird was not met 

 with often in great numbers. It was most abundant in the neighbourhood of the 

 pack, and became less numerous as soon as open water clear of ice was entered. 



The extremes of latitude between which this bird was met with during the voyages 

 of the Scotia were from 59 44' to 74 l' S. (off Coats Land, the Ultima Thule of the 

 Expedition). Longitudinally it occurred from 12 49' to 43 40' W. On the voyage 

 from Coats Land northwards to Gough Island it was not observed beyond 68 32' S. 

 (1 2 49' W.). 



The Snowy Petrel was sometimes seen in flocks around the ship, and often followed 

 it all the day long. It was seen to capture fish at or near the surface of the water. 



(Estrelata brevirostris (Lesson). 

 (Estrelata brevirostris Cat. 11, xxv. p. 409. . 



This species is new to the avifauna of the Antarctic Ocean, where it was discovered 

 by the Scottish Expedition on March 20th, 1904, in 69 33' S. and 15 19' W., during 

 the northward voyage from Coats Land towards Gough Island. On that day, while 

 the Scotia was engaged in trawling for the capture of various forms of marine life, 

 Dr Pirie left the ship in a boat for the purpose of obtaining specimens of birds, a 

 quantity of which, including terns and various species of petrels, were in the vicinity. 

 While thus employed he came across numbers of a petrel that he had not seen before, 

 and succeeded in shooting a male, which on examination I found to belong to this 

 species. Afterwards this " New Petrel," as it was logged, was observed on five different 

 days down to March 25, when it was seen in 65 58' S. and 11 24' W.* 



The habitat of this interesting addition to the fauna of the South Polar seas has 

 hitherto been supposed to be confined, according to Salvin (op. cit., p. 410), to the 

 South Atlantic and South Indian Oceans, and he mentions specimens as being in the 

 British Museum Collection from Kerguelen (where it breeds) and Tristan da Cunha. 



* See also infra, Section VIII., p. 276. 



