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us again, doubtless the same group which had accompanied us for 

 several days, and of which I had shot the fourth member. 



Three or four Wandering Albatrosses {D. exulans) were seen, 

 more than we had counted for many days. They were in the dis- 

 tance, but there is no mistaking their wing-spread, and broad white 

 backs, after they have been well noted once. A tern, probably 

 Sterna paradisaea, and one example of Priocella glacialoides, were 

 identified, and a Prion was observed to scratch its head with its 

 foot while flying, a rather 'Sternine' trick. 



November 22, lat. 53° S., long. 35° 25' W. Quiet sea, heavy 

 fogs during part of the day; icebergs and floe ice. On this date 

 the birds were feeding in all directions about us, but they did not 

 follow in our wake, probably because of the very light wind. The 

 trio of Sooty Albatrosses (Phoebetria) appeared during the after- 

 noon as usual. Increased numbers of Thalassogeron culminatus 

 were seen. 



A storm blew up from the southeast during the night and we made 



Uttle progress. 



November 23. It was rough all morning with considerable rain 

 and wet snow. 'Lifts' alternated with bad weather all day. 

 During the forenoon two Snow Petrels (Pagodroma nivea) flew close 

 alongside and remained nearby for some time. Later we saw others 

 flying hither and thither well above the water. A couple of them 

 brushed the rigging with their wings. 



A little after three o'clock the cry "Land-ho!" came from 

 the bow. The mist lifted somewhat, and we made out the snow- 

 covered highlands of South Georgia. As we drew shoreward our 

 three Sooty Albatrosses {Pha'bctria palpebrata) circled us continu- 

 ally, poising sometimes on the mastheads and the tip of the bow- 

 sprit. We saw more Wandering Albatrosses and ' Cape Pigeons ' 

 than ever before. Some of the latter wiggled their feet with a 

 running motion as they flew, a trait which I had previously observed 

 in Prion banksi, Msirelata ivcerta, and Diomedea melanophrys. At 

 evening a pure white example of Macronedcs giganteus flew by 

 within a couple of hundred feet. 



November 24. A clear and beautiful day. There was some fog 

 along the coast during the early morning, but it lifted early, show- 

 ing the abrupt, white-robed mountains under the brightest of skies. 

 Innumerable birds flew over the water on every side, and for the 



