CHAPTER XVII. 



MONTE VIDEO AND THE STRAITS OF MAGELLAN. 



DURING this voyage, on which we started on 

 November 19th, 1902, we were unable, for various 

 reasons, to visit the island of South Trinidad. 

 After a stay a Bahia, we sailed for Monte Video 

 and the Straits of Magellan. 



On 9th January, 1903, in Latitude 24 23' 

 39" S., Longitude 40 1' W., a number of the two 

 species of Trinidad petrels, which I have described 

 in a previous chapter, followed the ship for three 

 days. At this time I was extremely anxious to 

 get specimens of these birds, but, owing to the 

 rough weather we were experiencing, it was 

 impossible to lower a boat. Thus I was in the 

 exasperating position of seeing within a few yards 

 of the ship a quantity of birds quite unobtainable, 

 of which very few specimens existed in collections, 

 for these two species of petrel had hitherto been 

 found only on the island of South Trinidad.* 



* Since the above was written a single specimen of (Eatrelata armin- 

 joniana has been obtained off the West Indies (c/. " Bull. B.O.C." 

 XIX., p. 98). 



During our third voyage as previously related, we landed on South 

 Trinidad and obtained a fine series of these interesting Petrels. 



