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1923 



Notes on Birds Observed at Sea 



V^\ 'Vow CARTER. C.l'.A.O.L'.. Sutton Grove, Eniiian 



Between Nov. 5th and Nov. 27th 1921, from the 



S.S."Suevic," outward bound for Australia, South Atlantic 



Ocean. 



1921.— Nov. 6th, Lat. 18 cleg. s. (1200 miles south of Equator. 

 — One large Wandering ( ? ) Alhatross and one large l)lack 

 Petrel. 



Xo\-. 7th. — One rather hirge IMack I'etreh 



Nov. 8th. — About 12 .Vlbatrosses, with pale Heshy bills, some 

 with dark brown wings, interscapular region, and brown collars;, 

 some similar birds had white backs between the wings. 



Xo\-. \hh (2000 miles S. of Equator). — Only one large Alba- 

 tross (Wandering ?) seen. Blackish wings with white patches 

 near the centre, white nape, back and rump ; below, black wing- 

 tips, rest white. One Yellow-billed Albatross, blackish across 

 wings and back. Three large Wandering (?) Albatrosses, mostly 

 brown plumage. Immature? One medium-sized Black I'etrel,. 

 with \ery narrow wings. 



Nov. 10th. — Several Albatrosses following all day, and in the- 

 afternoon a few I'etrels resembling the Cape Hen (ProccUaria 

 cqitinoctialis) , with yellow bills, small white chin patches, and 

 short, wedge-shaped tails. About 100 miles from Cape Town 

 saw a few small Penguins with whitish throats, and a few all 

 dark brown Petrels. 



Nov. 11th. — Several Cape Hens inside Cape Town Harbour^ 

 and a few Cape Petrels (Daptioii capensis) feeding under ship's 

 counter. Several large Black-backed Gulls, with yellow bills, and 

 some smaller Gulls resembling the Siher Gull ( I Aims novcc- 

 hoUandicc) were also inside the harbour. 



Xov. 13th., 500 miles S.E. from Cape Town. — Two Cai)e 

 Petrels seen in afternoon, and a few Silver-grey Petrels about 

 the size of the Ca])e Hen. One very small Grey Petrel with white 

 under parts, and two or three Wandering ( ?) and P>lack-backed 

 Albatros.ses and Cape Hens. 



Xov. 14th. — Two or three Wandering ( ?) Albatross and a few 

 Cape Hens. Many small Prions ( ?) greyish blue above and 

 white below. These latter birds, often .seen subsecpiently, kept 

 well away from the ship. 



Nov. 15th. — Many Wandering ( ? ) and two Black-backed Al- 

 batrosses. Many Cape Hens, Giant Petrels ( ?) or Great Skuas 

 ( ?) but only a few small Prions. I saw a large Albatross flying^ 



