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SoutJicrn Cross. 



wrn- vorv l.'iix'o, in |iri)j)uiti«>ii to liis foic-lliinicis. The colour was greyish- 

 lirowii MM till- l>.ick, under the Ix'lly silver-grey, with lighter spots on the 

 • livisiun. Tlie fur was much softer than the common Seal-fur, more like 

 Otter-skin. The dimensions were : Total length, 6 feet 10^ inches. Girth 

 iK'hind the ears, 'J' 10" ; behind the fore-flii)i.ei-.s, 4' 11"; ovex~the hips, 2' 1)1". 

 I>istaiiee from the foremost corner of the eye to the point of the nose, 

 0' 4" ; from the hinder corner of the eye to the point of the nose, 5i^" ; 

 l)ctweeii the eyes: forward, Gi" ; l)ehind, lOi". The Seal was photo- 

 graphed l>y Mr. Bernacchi, and ^Ir. Borchgrevink took a sketch of it. 

 The contents of the stomach consisted of sea-weed. In the intestines he 

 had an immense number of worms. 



Jmiiiiirii '2'2}ifl.—Jn spite of the severe weather to-day, two of the crew 

 killed a NN'hite Seal close to the ship. Afterwards we killed four small 

 Penguins. The collection increases day by day, and will soon be too 

 large for the space we can at present spare for it. 



Janunrij '23r(1. — To-day I have obtained one Seal, one Emperor 

 Penguin, three small Penguins, and one Prion vittatus, the first I have 

 seen this year. 



Jajiitnrjf 24th.- — ^When we came out into a water-lane to-day we 

 oljserved an Emperor Penguin and two Seals on a floe, and these we at 

 once decided on capturing. As we steered for the Seals, two Whales came 

 before our bows, and as I was on the forecastle head, I quickly got the 

 harpoons into both guns, but the Whales became frightened by the ship 

 and disjippeared under the ice. The Seals, one white and one grey, I 

 managed to secure. Fougner and Bt)rchgrevink caught the Penguin. As 

 we went through the ice we observed se\eral Seals, one of the same kind 

 as the one 1 shot on the 21st, but he was lying too far out on the ice for 

 us to stop the ship. Several White Seals were seen on the ice, and in the 

 water, l)ut we could not stop for them. Soon after supper it was 

 reported from the mast-head that a Seal was on the ice, and as we came 

 nearer I saw that it was one of the rare kind, and this became No. 2 of 

 this species in my collection. It was a female. Colour : steel grey on 

 the back, lighter undeiiieath, with light irregular stripes along the sides. 

 This one has more teeth than the first, as it has six molars on each side 

 in the upper jaw, and five in the lower jaw, and six front teeth in each 

 jaw. The four middle teeth in the lower jaw were only slightly developed. 

 The most strange ))eculiarity connected with these teeth was that they 

 were all lo(».se, .so they could be moved with a finger. The contents of 

 the .stomach consisted of remains of Octopus and vegetable stuff. Have 

 .s<'en more Whales and S«>als to-day than at any other time since we 

 entered the ice. The birtls have also been very numerous, but were only 

 of the ordinary species. 



Jaunmij 25///.— Still fast in the ice. Numerous Whales, Seals and 

 birds h.-ivc been round us to-day, but we have not got many of them, for 

 the ice is .so full of holes underneath the snow that it is nearly impossible 

 Ut travel about on it. I managed, however, to get away twice after 

 Seals. The first time I went after three, which were lying about two or 

 three miles away from us. Fougner and Colbeck went with me, and we 

 lirought with us (»ne of the small canvas-boats to assist us over the water- 

 lanoa, but when we came to the place where we had seen the Seals, they 

 were gone into the water, .so we had all (.ur trouble for nothing'. I had 



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