Diary of a Voyage front Karachi to Marseilles. 8i 



dusky type, but one witli whitish underparts were seen 

 throug-hout the day. It was impossible to identify .i 

 couple of Terns which flew past the ship. 



May 25111. 12° 25' X. X 44° 13' E. 312 miles. We passed 

 Aden about 8 a.m., and Perim about 4 p.m.. but put into 

 neither harbour. A few white birds seen in the distance 

 were apparently Terns. .Several Hempriche's Sooty 

 (kills (Lams hcmf^richi) were seen about noon, and at 

 Perim they became numerous, following the ship until 

 dusk ; with them was an adult Black-backed Gull, presum- 

 ably Lants affi)iis. A party of two or three Petrels, of 

 the same species as those seen yesterday, were noted 

 between Aden and Perim. A single Tropic bird 

 (Phaethon) was seen in the distance. 



May 26th. 16° 20' X. x 41° 14' E. 313 miles. Several Brown 

 Boobies {Sula Icucogastcr) were observed in the early 

 morning while we were in the vicinity of some rocky 

 islands. A single Tern w'as also noted. 



May 27TH. A single Tern seen in the far distance was the only 

 bird observed during the day. 



May 28th. 25° 05' X. x 35° 47' E. 314 miles. A Dove of 

 some species was seen in the vicinity of the Daedalus 

 lighthouse, which is built on a long shoal visible at low- 

 water out in the middle of the Red Sea. 



May 29TH. 29° 21' X. X 32° 39' E. 309 miles. X'o birds were 

 seen during the day with the exception of a single whitish 

 Gull, until we reached Suez about 2 p.m. Here even 

 there was practically no bird life in the harbour, a few 

 Gulls only being seen, and those at a distance. Two 

 species appeared to be represented, Black-backed Gulls 

 and Lams Icucophthahnus. 



May 301H. We reached Portsaid at about 7 a.m., the greater 

 portion of the Canal, wdiich is alw^ays of great interest to 

 the naturalist, being traversed by night. There were a 

 few Black-backed Gulls about the harbour, and for a little 

 way outside it. The Common Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 

 was seen about 10 a.m. 



May 31.ST. 33° 34' X"^. X 27° 03' E. 300 miles. Xo observations. 



