Vo). Xix.n Macgii.i.U'ka^', Nn/es nit Sea-Diyds. 171 



numerous : ouc liad a li.i^lit !-;rc\- ucck (/'. f^al f^chntla). Tliis is tlic 

 first Soot}- noted with an)- grey in the i)lumagc ; all others noted 

 so far have been a uniform sooty-brown, with the sides of the 

 head darker than the rest of the body ; dark bill, with yellow 

 groove along the mandible. A Black Petrel {P. parkinsoni ?) noted, 

 slightly larger than P. cineretis. One Skua, all black ; no white on 

 wings. Two or three Cape Petrels {Pctrella capensis) were about 

 the ship. At noon, lat. 40° 27' S., long. 55° 25' E. 1,051 miles 

 from Cape Town. Crozet Islands the nearest land. 



nth June. — ^Weather dull, warm, and fairly calm sea. Not so 

 many birds to-day. P. cinereus more numerous than on any day 

 yet ; D. exulans — not so many Wandering Albatrosses ; only a 

 few Sooty birds {P. fiisca) ; Black Petrel (?), a few. At noon, lat. 

 40° 20' S., long. 61° 25' E. 



12th June. — Calm sea, cloudy ; a few showers and cold wind. 

 Many birds were about all day. Brown Petrels (Priofniiis 

 cinereus) very numerous, flying close behind and up over the 

 stern of the boat. The Soft-plumaged Petrel (P. mollis ?) a brown 

 Petrel with white under surface and dark markings on the face 

 coming under the throat. Cape Petrels {Petrella capensis) were 

 usually seen in small companies of three or four together ; they 

 came closer to the boat than any other Petrel. They fiy close to 

 the surface when following the vessel, and give one the impression 

 that they are not such strong fiiers as the Brown Petrel (P. 

 cinereits) and the Black Petrel {Procellaria parkinsoni ?). More 

 Cape Petrels to-day than on any previous day ; the throats of all 

 seen were black. One Southern Skua (C. lonnbergi) followed for 

 a time to-day ; unlike other Gulls, this species evidently wanders 

 far from land. For the first time we were followed by several 

 Giant Petrels [Macronectes giganteus). There were only a few 

 Wandering Albatrosses, ancl no other Albatrosses. At noon, 

 lat. 40° 31' S., long. 68° 28' E. Nearest land, Kerguelen Island. 



13th June. — Fairly calm sea, dull, cloudy, with occasional 

 showers. Many Prions (sp. ?) were flitting over the surface of 

 the sea. Upper surface pale grey, with dark mark across wings ; 

 all under surface pure silvery white. This bird is very quick ; 

 is often seen in company, and never follows the ship. Brown 

 Petrels (P. cinereus) still quite numerous over the sea and following 

 the ship ; black Petrel (sp. ?), about the size of a Cape Petrel ; 

 a fair number of Wandering Albatrosses was about. One Black- 

 browed Albatross {T. melanophrys) was seen. Two or three 

 Yellow-billed Mollymawks {T. chrysostoma) ; grey head and neck, 

 dark bill, wings much darker underneath than in T. melanophrys. 

 Not near enough to note any other colour on dark bill. P. fusca. — ■ 

 Many of these Sooty Albatrosses. At noon, lat, 40° 31' S., long. 

 74° 33' E. Kerguelen Island to S.W., St. Paul's and Amsterdam 

 Islands nearer, to N.E. 



14th June. — Still dull and moderately cold. This morning a 

 number of Sooties (P. palpebrala) were about, mostly with light 

 grey bodies, but heads always dark blackish-brown ; some were 

 grey all over the back and abdomen, others with grey necks only. 



