304 CARTER. IVirds Ohscrred at Sea [\stA^^ 



Birds noted June 20th to June 23rd, 1922, between Durban 

 and Cape Town ; in sight of land nearly all the way. 



June 20th. — Xo All)atro>ses observed, hut >e\eral Cape Hens^ 

 some Gannets and Gulls. 



June 21st. — Off Cape Agulhas. — Good many Black-backed 

 Albatrosses, some with orange bills, and distinct white stripe 

 above eye; great numbers of Cape Hens, and some large dark 

 brown Petrels, with wings mottled with whitish patches. These 

 Petrels were about the same size as Cape Hens. A few Prions- 

 were seen. 



June 22nd. — About three Albatrosses (Wandering ':), a few 

 Cape Hens, and some Brown Petrels (about same size as Cape 

 Hens), with a whitish stripe along i)rimaries. Apparently these 

 birds are the same as those seen on my outward jiassage. and with 

 whitish patches on upper side of wings. 



June 24th, north of Cape Town in South Atlantic. — About 

 fifteen large Wandering ( ?) Albatrosses, and a few Black-backed 

 with orange bills. Also one speckled with white on upper side 

 of wings, and dark brown beneath. Saw some very tame 

 Petrels with wedge tails. A few Prions. 



June 25th (550 miles X. of Cai)e Town). — Saw three large 

 ^^'andering ( ? ) and three Black-backed Albatrosses, with black 

 bills, black tail, and white rump. One I^rown Petrel with white 

 marks on wings. 



June 26th (850 miles X. of Cape Town). — About six Alba- 

 trosses. Five of them Wandering (?) and one black-billed and 

 -backed. C)ne large Gannet. (Entered tropics this evening.) 



June 27th. —Only one large \\'andering .\lbatross, brown 

 ])lumage. (This was the last .Mbatross obser\ed, about 1200 miles^ 

 north of Cape Town, and about same distance from Equator.) 



Xo birds were seen on June 28th. One Prion (apparently") 

 was seen on June 29lh and .^Oth. and no birds were seen on July 

 1st. 2nd, and .^rd. 



October ;\ 1922. 



Emu Skins for New Zealand. — Owing to l)eing particularly 

 numerous and being a menace to the prickly pear districts, an 

 open season has been declared for Emus, as they certainly want 

 reducing in numbers in i)ur north-west (X.S.W . ). The Dominion 

 Museum are anxious to dress an imitation of the Moa, using^ 

 certain Emu feathers for the i)urpose, and they have asked our 

 (lovernment if they can procure 50 skins, and as this number 

 can easily be procured, and will make no difference to the species, 

 we will undertake to ])rocure the skins and ship to Wellington. — 

 A. S. Ek Souef", C.M.Z.S., Taronga Park. Sydney. 



