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mawks (with black and with yellow bills), also Cape-hens, Giant Petrels, 

 Prion, JPuJfinus, Whale-birds, and two small Storm Petrels. This evening 

 (the 18th) I saw a ilock of Mollymawks resting on the sea. 



November 25th. — More of the large Albatros are seen now. A white- 

 headed Petrel has been tolerably numerous this week, also a black bird, 

 whose flight is like that of the Swift, but more than double the size of 

 this bird. Cape-hens, Cape Pigeons, and Shear-waters have now nearly all 

 left us. Caught a large Albatros. 



November 2(ith. — I have forgotten to put down that on the 17th inst. I 

 caught four Mollymawks (two with yellow ^ and two with black bills ^) and 

 a Puffijius. Two of the Mollymawks were again set at liberty with a zinc 

 label tied to their necks with the ship's name and date inscribed thereon. 



November 27th. — In sight of Tasmania. With the proximity of land 

 came also some birds I have not seen before. The short-tailed Albatros, 

 Mutton-birds, Gannets, Sula australis ; also two Gulls, one like Larus 

 marinus, and the other one very much like Larus tridactylus, but with red 

 legs and bill. The next moi-niiig (at anchor in Adventure Bay) I observed 

 a number of Cormorants and some Gulls. 



December 17th. — Left Hol^art at 2.30 p.m. Anchored in Adventure Bay. 



December 18th. — Have been on the shore to-day collecting on the 

 beach and have made a good collection of Molluscs and Marine Plants. 

 Shot also some birds. Visited Penguin Island and saw there a large 

 number of Parrots. Saw a white-headed Sea-Eagle catch a big fish. 

 Observed several black Oyster-Catchers. 



December 20th (At sea). — Have seen some Mutton-birds, Petrels and 

 Albatroses to-day. 



December 21st. — Few birds seen, and only the same species as yesterday, 

 also a yellow-billed Mollymawk. 



December 23rd. — Saw some Albatroses, Petrels and Prion ; no Mutton- 

 birds. 



December 24:th.- — Same kind of birds to-day as yesterday ; also some 

 white-headed Petrels, Sooty Albatroses and yellow-billed Mollymawks, which 

 are quite common now. Caught two Sooty Albatroses and a Mollymawk, 

 which were set at liberty again after we had attached tin labels to them. 



December 25th. — Same birds as before. No large Albatroses, but a 

 Lestris was seen to-day. •* 



December 2Qth. — No black Petrels seen. Same kind of birds as yester- 

 day, and a couple of Mollymawks with black bills,^ and some Penguins. 



December 27th. — A number of Penguins were seen this forenoon. 

 They played like porpoises before the bows of the ship. 



December 28th. — Besides the usual species of birds we have seen lately, 

 I observed a large Albatros and a Giant Petrel, which have followed us 

 to-day. A small Storm Petrel with white belly, some Mutton-birds, and 

 a couple of Sooty Albatroses have also l)een about the ship. 



December 22th. — Saw some Mutton-birds this morning. This afternoon 

 we are followed only by the Yellow-billed Mollymawk ^ and Prion vittatus 

 We are now past the 60th degree of S. Latitude. 



December '30th (In the ice). — With the ice have also come three new 

 species of birds, two light and one dark coloured, of the size of Daption 



' Diotnedea melanophrys. — R. B. S. * Thalassogeron culminatus, juv. — R. B. S. 



^ Doubtless Megalcstris cmtarcticus. — R. B. S. 



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