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are as big as their parents, but still covered by short, thick black down. 

 They look like a cross between a teddy bear and the roc. 



The harsh and piercing screams of large sea-birds go well with the 

 rugged scenery of Campbell Island. But there are gentler tones. The 

 melodious piping of the blackbird can be heard from sheltered defiles. It 

 sounds gay, though one feels that it is rather out of place. Surprisingly, a 

 number of other small birds have succeeded in making the long journey 

 to Campbell Island, including starlings, redpolls, sparrows, hedge-spar- 

 rows, and white-eyes. It has been easier for rats, which have been taken 

 there and which are now rather numerous, to the detriment of a number of 

 the island's birds and plants. 



We brought back from Campbell Island representatives of the follow- 

 ing species: 



Mammals: Sea elephant (Mirounga leonina Linnceus), two not quite 

 fully grown males, an old female, two youngish males, one young 

 male. 

 Sea-lion {Neophoca cinerea (Per. et Les.)), a youngish male. 



Birds (chiefly collected by the ship's surgeon, Dr. Lorenz Ferdinand) : 

 Wandering albatross [Diomedea exulans Linnaeus), 20 specimens. 

 Royal albatross {Diomedea epomophora Lesson), two specimens, two 



eggs. 

 Sooty albatross {Phoebetria palpebrata Forster), two specimens. 

 Giant petrel {Macronectes giganteus Gmelin), three specimens. 

 Antarctic great skua [Catharacta lonnbergi Matthews), eight specimens. 

 Black-backed gull (Larus dominie anus Lichtenstein), 16 specimens in 



various plumage. 

 Australian gull {Larus novce-hollandicB Stephens), one specimen. 

 Tern {Sterna vittata Gmelin), two specimens. 

 Campbell Island cormorant {Phalacrocorax campbelli Filhol), two 



specimens. 

 Cape pigeon {Daption eapensis Linnasus), two specimens, breeding 



birds. 

 Rock-hopper penguin {Eudyptes cristatus Miller), two adults and two 



young. 

 Yellow-eyed penguin {Megadyptes antipodes Hombron & Jacquinot), 



two adults and one young specimens. 

 Sclater's penguin {Megadyptes sclateri Buller), one specimen. 

 White-eye {Zosterops lateralis Latham), one specimen. 



