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difficult to get through these plants. A wild inorning-glorv is iibuiidaut on island. 

 Along till! beach are coral rocks, and many pieces of coral washed up and worn. 



Tiu' hushes on which the boobies build have thorns say 2 in. All through 

 thi'ui are the remains of boobies that have been caught and ])erisiied. We killed 

 all the boobies reiiuired with sticks. 



( 'omjileted, and returned to vessel at noon of 4th. Had a special dinner for 

 the occasion. Hoisted anchor about 'i p.m., and stood south. Had some lireworks 

 in the evening. 



Wo did not work the island completely, only the section of 8ulphnr Bay. 

 "Would have liked to complete it, but did not feel justified in delaying. 



J,//y o. — Fair breeze last night, calm at evening. .Ml hands attended to 

 specimens. 



Jitli/ 1-1. — Calm. All working. Sharp showers in afternoon and eveiiiiig. 

 Sailor captured a red-footed booby on bowsprit at dusk. 



Jidi/ 7. — Still calm. Finished the skinning of the boobies. 

 July 8. — Blew booby eggs. 



Red-footed : Small eggs IM x 1.16 to 2.10 x l.oU inches. 

 Average size, 2SM x 1.55 to 2.45 x 1.60 inches. 

 Large, 2.00 x 1.56 inches. 

 Blue-faced booby eggs : 



Average, 2.70 x 1.75 ; 2.50 x 1.75 : 2.00 x 1 .70. 

 July 9.— Sailing south slowly, none of us feeling well on account of hot 

 weather. 



J/tl'/ 10. — Calm nearly all day. Rain squall in afternoon. 

 July 11. — Heavy swell and showers. 



July 12. — Fresh S.W. wind all day. Making from 4 to 7 knots. Saw a 

 booby with blue neck. 



Jul'/ i'i. — About 4-knot breeze all day. Saw albatross first with white colour ; 

 all others seen were grey, to date. 

 July 14.— Fair breeze all day. 



July 15.— Showers and S.W. wind. Filling empty barrels with rain-water. 

 Saw schools of porj)oise. 



July If). — Showers in morning, in afternoon ran into S.E. wind and heavy soa. 

 At \) p.m. a stpiall carried away mainsail halyard, and mainsail had to be bent for 

 night. Vessel making 4 knots per hour under foresail and jib. 



Jul// 17. — Rigging repaired, and at !• a.m. main sail reefed and set to the 

 wind. Large school of porpoise under our bows. 



July la. — Wind fresh and course favourable. Have struck the S.E. trade 

 winds. 



July 19. — Fine wind; making about 145 knots jier day now. 

 July 20. — Saw a large turtle this morning, also three ])orpoiscs. Saw three 

 petrels ; they looked large and black, showing no white. If wind holds shall be at 

 t'ulpejiper Island on Sunday. 



July 21. — Made a good run, 167 knots in twenty-four hours. Saw a very 

 dark booby. 



July 22. — Still fair wind. AVeather cool and everything lovely. All feeling 

 well. Struck with harpoon two porpoise, but failed to land them. 



July 23. — Wind and weather still good. Packed the Clarion Island birds. 

 Painting boxes inside with carbolic acid. 



