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tangles and were kept floating by means of swellings as 

 large as a nut, which were filled with air. 



The colour of these weeds was brown. 



We left the coast of Chili and went south, almost and 

 sometimes quite out of sight of the land. 



Two species of Albatros (Diomedea exulans and Diom. 

 melanophrys) now made their appearance and were almost 

 constantly in sight of the vessel. 



Occasionally a giant Petrel^ Ossifracja gigantea^ flew round 

 the ship and was very beautiful with its sooty black 

 plumage and ivory-yellow bill. 



They are enormous birds on the wing and look as large 

 as the smaller Albatros. 



The spouting of whales was also seen very often but 

 being hunted relentlessly all the year round, they have 

 become very shy. 



On the fourth day Cape Pigeom^ Daption capensis flew 

 around the vessel, and extremely pretty birds they are. 



Besides great numbers oï Majaquens aequinoctialis se\eral 

 Thai, furcata were constantly seen, also other Petrels. 



At the beginning of the fourth day I believe, we entered 

 the straits of Magellan, and the weather being clear could 

 admire the wonderful scenery. On both sides the coast is 

 visible and forest clad mountains alternate with barren 

 rocks and glaciers which come right down into the sea. 

 On several occasion a Sea Lion, Arctocephalus australis, 

 was seen swimming not very far from the vessel. It would 

 lift a great part of its body out of the water to survey 

 the vessel and then would swim away with great strength. It 

 was quite a sight to see him go through the water. These 

 animals I am sorry to say are much persecuted in the 

 time that they have young ones and are on land. 



Pinguins (Sphen. magellanicm) were very numerous and 

 were swimming behind each other in long strings. 



The White Breasted Cormoran, Phal. albiventer, was often 

 seen flying over the water and a black Procellaria was 

 numerous. 



The forest consited mainly of the Antarctic Beech and 



Notes from the Leyden Miuseum, "Vol. XXXV. 



