62 VOYAGES OF A NATURALIST 



and Martin Vas a large collection of birds was made. 

 They were kept in the refrigerator until I could 

 finish skinning them, a task which occupied several 

 days. 



The series of skins of the petrels is very interest- 

 ing, and seems to show that Wilson's petrel, which 

 was described as a new species from examples 

 brought home by the " Discovery," is in reality 

 the same as (Estrelata arminjoniana, described 

 many years ago by Professor Giglioli. Owing, 

 however, to the specimens brought home by the 

 naturalists of the " Discovery " being in freshly 

 moulted plumage, they appeared to belong to a 

 different and undescribed species. 



