496 Mr. P. L. Sclater on the 



school swam quietly along for several minutes. In response 

 to another and slightly altered croak, the leaping and diving 

 recommenced. On a third croak the whole school disap- 

 peared in a prolonged dive. 



" The white-throated variety^ formerly described as a 

 separate species under the name of Dasyrhamphus herculis, 

 I have good reason for believing to be merely the young of 

 the black-throated variety^ the Dasyrhamphus adelice. No 

 rookeries of the Emperor Penguin were found, the egg being 

 as yet absolutely unknown. 



" Of the other birds, the most characteristic are tlie Petrels, 

 seven varieties of which are found in this region. They 

 range from the great Giant Petrel down to the familiar little 

 Mother Carey^s Chicken. The Giant Petrel occurs in various 

 shades of brown, and also in an almost pure white plumage, 

 the latter form being very scarce, only about a dozen indi- 

 viduals of it having been seen. 



" The beautiful Chionis alba, two Gulls, two Terns, a Skua, 

 the Common Hooded Crow, and a handsome black-and-white 

 Duck complete the list.^^ 



Being much interested to know what tie " Hooded Crow " 

 and " black-and-white Duck " could be, I applied to Dr. 

 Donald for information, and received a kind reph'^ stating 

 that no specimen of either of these birds had been brought 

 home, but tliat the bird which Dr. Donald calls '' a Crow " 

 he saw on three occasions, twice picking "' at a dead seal on 

 the shore and the third time on the wing." It appeared to 

 resemble closely the " ordinary Carrion Crow." It was first 

 seen on Dec. " 25th, 1892, in lat. 61° 23' S., long. 

 56'^ 14' W." 



As regards the Duck, several specimens. Dr. Donald tells 

 me, were shot, but none preserved. '' It was seen on the 

 6th and 7th of January, 1893, in comparatively large flocks 

 in the north-west of Erebus-and-Terror Gulf, in lat. 63° 

 18' S., long. 56° 35' W., and only close on shore. The 

 flocks flew in a wedge-shaped mass. The bird itself was 

 about as big as a large Cormorant, save for the shorter neck, 

 the back was black, and there was a considerable amount of 



