Short J\'^otiee.'< of (Jniil/ioloi/ical Puhlicutiojis. lol 



wore seen, includino- Majaqueus ceqidnoctialis (Cape Hen), 

 (Estrelata mollis (So£t-pluniaged Petrel), CEstrelata incerta 

 (Schlegel's Petrel), Fuijinus assim'ilis (Gould's Little Shear- 

 water), Diomedea e.culans (Wandering- A11:)at.ross), Thalas- 

 soyeron (:hlororhjnchas (Yellow -nosed Mollymawk), and 

 Phoehetria fidhjhiosa (Sooty Albatross). At Tristan d' Acunha 

 Puijinus gravis (Great Shearwater) was noticed in pairs ; 

 Sterna vittata (Kerguelen Tern) and Tlialas soger on chloro- 

 rJu/nchns (Yellow-nosed Mollymawk) were found nesting. 

 Stercorarius antardicus (Antarctic Skua) and Fregetta 

 grallaria (White-bellied Petrel) wore noticed, and a now 

 Diving Petrel called by Mr. Nicoll Pelecanoides dacunJid: 

 was discovered. Ap})arently only one land bird — a Thrush, 

 Nesociclda eremita — now exists on the island. 



Nearing the Cape, CEstrelata macroptera (Long-winged 

 Petrol) was observed. 



A visit to Dassen Island was taken on February 3rd ; 

 during this trip, besides Spherdscus demersus (Jackass 

 Penguin), Phalaerocorax capensis (Trek Duiker), Larus 

 dominicamis (Southern Black-backed Gull), Sula capensis 

 (Malagash), Phalacrocorax neglectus (Bank Duiker), Dio- 

 medea vielanoplirgs (Mollymawk), Ihis wtJdopica (Sacred 

 Ibis), and other common species, a specimen of the Noddy 

 (^Anous stoUdus) was seen, 



Mr. Nicoll was evidently much impressed with the Jackass 

 Penguins on Dassen Island, which, to use his own words, 

 "collected in several dozens outside the house during the 

 night and kept up a continual braying exactly resembling 

 that of an ass." 



On Dassen Island itself, Motacilla capensis (Cape Wag- 

 tail), Hcematopus moquini (Black Oyster-Catcher), ySgiaiitis 

 peciiaria (Kittlitz's Sand Plover), Calidris arenaria (Sander- 

 ling), Arenaria interpres (Turnstone), Pavoncella p>ugnax 

 (Ruff), Ossifraga gigantea (Giant Petrel), and Hirundo 

 rustica (European Swallow) wore noticed. 



Excursions were made to Table Mountain and Kalk Bay 

 under the guidance of Mr. W. L. Sclater, and Mr. Nicoll 

 made a small collection of birds chiefly representing species 



