Vol. XIX 1 •Sl\cc.ii.iA\'R.\y. Notes on Sea-Biyds. I73 



noted for tlu' first, time : it was sliglitly smaller than P. ctneyeus; 

 narrower wings; head, tail, and rump much lighter than upper 

 surface of wings and back, and this part a darker grey than in 

 P. cinereus ; a dark streak ran through the eye from the bill. 

 Black Petrel (sp. ?), all black bill and feet. Prion (sp. ?) very 

 common still, often in small companies : grey on upper surface, 

 with darker marking down the wing and about the face : under 

 surface of body and wings silvery-whit(> : very (juick in flight, 

 flitting in and out over the waves. At noon, lat. 41 00' vS., long. 

 93° 43' E. 3,570 miles from Cape Town. 



17th June. — Dull day, cold, and moderately calm sea. ; a few 

 birds still about. Only odd Wandering Albatrosses followed 

 during the day. Several Sooties (P. fiisca) were following ; only 

 one or two Flat-billed Albatrosses [T. chrysostoma) were seen. 

 A few Cape Petrels (P. capcnsis) were about ; the Brown Petrel 

 (P. cinereus) was still in fair numbers. More White-headed Petrels 

 {(E. lessoni) were seen. Prions (sp. ?) were still common. Black 

 Petrels (sp. ?) occasional. At noon, lat. 40° 43' S., long. 100° 05' 

 E. Midway between St. Paul's Island and Cape Leeuwin. 



i8th June.— ^More sunshine ; sea moderate. Still a fair 

 number of Sooties (P. fitscci and P. palpehrata) about ; as many as 

 4 or 5 were following in the forenoon. Most of these were all 

 sooty-black, and one was very light grey all over the body. One 

 Flat-billed Albatross [T. chrysostoma) had a grey head and neck, 

 another a paler grey. This is a bigger bird than the Black- 

 browed Mollymawk w'hen seen on the wing, and shyer ; it never 

 comes so near the boat. It has never been numerous. Only two 

 or three Brown Petrels (P. cinereus) were seen this morning. 

 White-headed Petrels ((E. lessoni) — -grey birds, with white under 

 surface and pale grey head, rump, and tail ; has sharper and more 

 Swallow-like wings than the Brown Petrel (P. cinereus), and 

 quicker in flight — seen again this morning. A pair of Cape Petrels 

 [P. capensis) was following this morning. Still several Prions 

 (sp. ?) about. Black Petrel (sp. ?), several about. Only one 

 Wandering Albatross was seen to-day. One or two Black-browed 

 Mollymawks were following. At noon, lat. 40° 48' S., long. 106° 

 17' E. 



19th June. — Dull day, misty showers alternating with mild 

 bursts of sunshine ; calm sea. A few^ Sooty Albatrosses about, 

 mostly grey birds. Still a few P. cinereus. Several White-headed 

 Petrels ((E. lessoni) were seen. Several black or blackish Petrels 

 (P. macroptcra albani), with grey face and bill blackish-grey, 

 were about. Prion (sp. ?) common. In the evening seven Sooty 

 Albatrosses were following the ship ; all were of a uniform sooty 

 colour except one, which had the neck and body grey. No 

 Albatross other than the Sooty was seen to-day. At noon, lat. 

 40° 34' S., long. 112° 50' It. South-west of Cape Leeuwin. 



20th June. — More birds about all day ; much finer w^eather. 

 About 300 miles S.E. from Cape Leeuwin, and directly south of 

 King George's Sound. Several Sooties (P. fusca and P. palpe- 

 hrata) were following early this morning, many more in afternoon 



