^°i^"] CARTER. Birds Ohsen-cd at Sea 303 



Birds observed at Sea between June 3rd and June 27th, 1922, 

 in the South Indian and South Atlantic Oceans. 



June 3rd.— Near Rottnest Island, (nit from Fremantle, W. 

 Australia. Saw two or three Skuas (Catharacta), and two 

 Yellow-billed Black-backed Albatrosses. 



June 4th. — ( >ne Black-backed Albatross. 



June 5th. — A few Wandering (?) Albatrosses (530 miles out). 



June 6th. — A few Wandering ( ?) Albatrosses, one I'lack- 

 backed Albatross, one Skua. 



June 7th. — One adult Wandering xVIbatross, one Black-backed 

 Albatross, and one fair-sized Prion (1000 miles out). 



June 8th. — Two large Wandering (?) Albatrosses, with no 

 white wing patches, and one large Black-backed Albatross. 



June 9th. — Two brown Wandering ( ?) Albatrosses and one 

 Black-backed, also one large Wandering Albatross with black 

 primaries and black terminal half of wing, remainder of plumage 

 all white. 



June 10th (1900 miles out). — Two large Wandering ( ?) Alba- 

 trosses, with black wings; one small dark Petrel, and one Great 

 (?) Petrel. 



June 11th (2200 miles out). Long. 73 deg. — Two great Wan- 

 dering (?) Albatrosses, one large Sooty Brown Albatross, and 

 one adult Cape Petrel (Daption capensis). 



June 12th. — Three Wandering ( ?) Albatrosses, one dark 

 brown Albatross, one small Prion. 



June 13th. — Three large AVandering (?), three dark brown 

 Albatrosses, and one Prion. 



June 14th (3000 miles (Hit). —One large Albatross, all dark 

 brown above excepting white head and nape; underparts all 

 white. 



June 15th. — About fi\e large Wandering Albatrosses. 



June 16th. — A few W'andering and Brown Albatros.ses, also a 

 good many Prions, some distance from ship (long. 45 deg.; 

 Madagascar about north of us). 



June 17th (-K)00 miles from Fremantle). — Seven large Wan- 

 dering Albatrosses, and several Prions. 



June 18th (150 miles from Durban at noon). — Xo Albatros.ses 

 seen until midday, then saw three. No other birds noted. A 

 few Cape Hens seen after 3 p.m., the first seen. Then one hun- 

 dred miles east of Durban a good many Prions also seen. 



