150 Soil t /icy n Cross. 



on the 15th of February among the large flocks of Thalassmca 

 anfarctica (p, 93), but they were not often seen near ("ape Adare 

 wlien tlie party first hmded. One is recorded on the 4th of March, 

 and another on the 31st (pp. 94, 96). On the 13th of April, liowever, 

 a number were seen by Mr. Hanson (p. 97), and several were 

 obtained by himself and Mr. Evans near Cape Adare towards the 

 end of the month (see list of specimens). 



On the 24th of April, Mr. Hanson says that a gale was blowing 

 and he saw a number of Ice Petrels fishing in the mashed-up ice 

 (p. 98), and again on the 26th lie writes : — " To-night, at 9 P.M., I 

 heard, just above my head, a bird cry four or five times. The note 

 sounded like ' kaw-kaw.' It was too dark to see the bird, but it 

 was the cry of the Pagodroma. I had heard it before on the 30tli of 

 last month " (p. 98). Twelve specimens were procured on the 10th 

 of May by Mr. Hanson and ]\lr. Evans (p. 99). The species was 

 now apparently more scarce, as a single specimen is recorded as 

 having been seen on May 15th (p. 100), and again on June 17th 

 (p. 102). !Mr. Hanson's last note is on the 13tli of September, 

 1899 : — " Yesterday they observed some Parjodroma nivea on Uuke 

 of York Island. They kept about 1,000 feet up in the mountain, 

 and when they flew, they played al)out in pairs, incessantly giving 

 vent to the before-mentioned sound ' kaw-kaw,' but they were 

 perfectly silent when sitting on the rocks " (p. 104). 



Mr. Borchgrevink writes (p. 64) : — " Since we entered the ice, 

 we were met by quite a different bird-life to that we had seen in 

 the open sea. Pafjodroma nivea and Tcujalassoica [lege Thalassceca] 

 glacialoidcs were best represented. They were always seen swimming 

 about in the open spaces in the ice, seeking food which mainly 

 consisted of Crustacea. Only in a few instances a very small fish, 

 like a herring in shape, has been found in them." He noticed the 

 sjjecies from time to time soaring about the peninsula at Cape Adare 

 (p. 124) during a very heavy gale. Again he writes (p. 200) on the 

 9th of November : — " I travelled to the eastward of Cape Adare 

 amongst veiy heavy screw-ice. Many Pagodroma nivea were resting 

 among the rocks ; they kept up a continual noise during the night." 

 He continues on p. 219 :— " From the time we first entered the icy 

 regions they had soared around the vessel. They were difficult to 

 <listinguish against the pure white snow. Spotless and white, this 

 bird, with its large black eyes, black beak, and black, webbed feet, 

 is perhajjs the most striking l)ird of the Antarctic regions. It seemed 

 almost transparent as it sailed swiftly along in the rays. The couple 

 are greatly attached to one another, and the courage of the male bird 



