302 CARTER, Birds Observed at Sea [Tm.Si 



close round the steamer at 10.30 p.m. The moon was about full 

 that night. 



Nov. 16th. — Not so many Albatrosses, but many more Cape 

 Hens, Silvery-grey Petrels, and two Cape Petrels. ( Xo Prions 

 were seen this day.) 



Nov. 17th. — A few Wandering ( ?) Albatrosses, and more 

 Black-backed Albatrosses. C/reat numbers of Cape Hens, but 

 only a few Prions. 



Nov. 18th. — A few Wandering ( r ) and I Hack-backed Alba- 

 trosses, and greater numbers of Cape Hens. A few dark brown 

 Petrels, and one small blackish Petrel with white rump (about 

 midway between Cape Town and Albany, Western Australia). 



Nov. 19th. — l>irds not nearly so numerous. Three large Wan- 

 dering ( ?) Albatrosses, two P)lack-backed .Mbatrosses and a 

 good many Prions. 



Nov. 20th.— A few Wandering ( :) and I '.lack-backed Alba- 

 trosses and a few Ca])e Hens; not many Prions (none .seen after 

 this date). 



Nov. 21st (1800 miles west of Albany). — Saw three Wander- 

 ing (?) Albatrosses, a few (twelve) Cape Hens, and no Prions. 



Nov. 22nd. — Three Wandering Albatrosses, only a few Cape 

 Hens, and four full-plumaged Daption capensis, also several that 

 seemed to be immature Daption capeiisis. They were dull grey 

 above, with white patches on primaries, brown head and chin, and 

 under tail dark. 



Nov. 23rd.- -Fewer birds yet seen. .\ few Wandering ( ?) and 

 Black-backed Albatrosses. Very few Cape liens, but a good 

 many of the Petrels like imm. Cape Petrels. 1 saw one of 

 these immature birds go out of sight under the sea in the shijj's 

 wake, after scrai)s of food thrown overboard. 



Nov. 24th (800 miles west of Albany). —Saw six Wandering 

 Albatrosses; no Cape Hens; a few of the mottled Petrels as 

 seen Nov. 22nd. 



Nov. 25th. — Several large Wandering (?) Albatrosso, six 

 Cape Hens, and a few of the "Mottled" Petrels. 



Nov. 26th. — About twenty large Wandering ( 'r) Albatrosses; 

 two dark brown Petrels. 



Nov. 27th. — A few Wandering ( ?) Albatrosses, and two dark 

 Alutton-Birds, i)robably the Fleshy-footed J^hearwatcr ( Putjinus 

 carucipcs), as far as Bald Head, near Albany. 



I was much amused one day on the above run to hear one of 

 the passengers call out to his son to come (piickly and .see such 

 lots of "Hying fish" over the sea. We were much too far .south 

 for any of tliem, but the gentleman had mistaken the numbers 

 of small Prions flying some distance from the ship, and (lashing 

 their white underparts as they turned, for living lish. I <lid 

 not enlighten him. 



