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the sea-birds swinging to and fro over the angry waves or even 

 settling down on them. With perfect unconcern they care- 

 fully tuck in their wings and float quite comfortably in strong 

 contrast to our position. On the 8th Dr. Wilson hung out a 

 snare-line from the mizen shrouds. It was merely a long 

 looped thin wire, without hook or bait. Soon one of the 

 Antarctic petrels, as it swung back and forth in the wake of 

 the ship, was caught in the snare and pulled in to join the 

 zoologist's collection. The bird was dark brown with a white 

 breast and a particularly fierce action with its pointed beak. 

 So our assistant zoologist discovered when he posed before the 

 camera and was requested to let the bird look pretty ! The 

 most curious feature was the central nostril in the form of a 

 bone tube over the beak. This is the characteristic of the 

 petrels and distinguishes them from the albatrosses. 



