Aves. 157 



Cat. B. Brit. Mus., XXV., p. 428 (1896) ; Borchgrevink, First on Antarctic 

 Cont., pp. 54, 04, 66 (I'.IOI) ; Saunders, Antarctic Manual, p. 230 (1901). 



Cape Pigeons, Bum-Murdoch, Edinb. to Antarctic, p. 281 (1894); Bernacchi, 

 S. Polar Regions, pp. 15, 315 (1901) ; Hanson, antea, pp. 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 

 87, 91, 93. ^ 



No. 2, A. <J ad. 37° 31' S.L., 8° 51' W.L., Oct. 15th, 1898. 



Iris dark brown ; bill black ; feet black with a little grey ou the 

 inside, webs grey. 



Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, A. 9 $ ad. 38° 29' S.L., 5° 5' W.L., Oct. 16th, 

 1898. 



Soft parts as above. 



Nos. 8, 9, 10, 13, A. <J ad. 12 ? ad. 47° 27' S.L., 0° 21' E.L., 

 Oct. 18, 1898. 



Nos. 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, A. ? ad. 15 A. $ ad. 39° 55' S.L., 3° 16' 

 E.L., Oct. 19th, 1898. 



No. 20, A. ? ad. 44° 52' S.L., 57° 32' E.L., Nov. 2nd, 1898. 



Nos. 41, 42, A. 9 ^ ad. 62° 52' S.L., 159° 25' E.L., Dec. 31st, 

 1898. 



No. 56, A. ? ad. Shot on the pack-ice. 63° 27' S.L., 160° 6' 

 E.L., Jan. 1st, 1899. 



No. 60, A. $ ad. Shot on the pack-ice. 63° 41' S.L., 160° 16' 

 E.L., Jan. 2nd, 1899. 



No. 61, A. ^ ad. Shot on the pack-ice. 63° 40' S.L., 160" 36' 

 E.L., Jan. 4th, 1899. 



No. 66, A. $ ad. Shot on the pack-ice. 65° 3' S.L., 161° 42' 

 E.L., Jan. 11, 1899. 



No. 69, A. $ ad., 70, 71, A. ? ad. Shot on the pack-ice. 65° 3' 

 S.L, 161° 42' EX., Jan. 12th, 1899. 



A. ? ad. Shot on the pack-ice. Feb. 3rd, 1899. 



In the ' Antarctic Manual,' Mr. Howard Saunders observes : — 

 " The well-known Cape Petrel, or ' Cape Pigeon ' {Daption capensis), 

 is another of the medium-sized species which has hitherto succeeded 

 in concealing its eggs from the gaze of naturalists, although the bird 

 has been found in burrows with its young on Kerguelen, and there 

 can be no doubt that it breeds on South Georgia, as well as other 

 suitable localities in the Antarctic regions. It occurs throughout 

 the Southern seas, and has even been obtained on one occasion off 

 Ceylon. At long intervals individuals have been taken in the North 

 Atlantic, from the United States to the British Islands ; but among 

 the numerous birds captured at sea many are known to have been 



