SCOTLAND TO THK FALKLAND ISLANDS. 190S 6 



a 8|*. i. - nt m--ilus,,i.r ami l'lii/.*ili<i \WT. c-aptiiiv,|. Ki-1,. r,/./, /r . . iiiiiplii|XMU ami 

 Doll/'i -emivil. l-'oiir spcrmieiis of Sulf-n \\.-re also olit a i ; i|r three 



petrvls whieh were >ln.t. l.ar^e pliosohanMent Hashes >jmilar in thiwc of an eleetrii 

 arc lamp won- seen at niirlit. A turtle was seen this morning. 



/'.. -_".i//i. :. - i .- s. ,., ; \\. Mill-tin NIW tl\ 11.- Mi at 2 A.M. from the fn'c'sle 

 head -kiniiiiiipj along the water. A thresher and a tinner were seen this morning quite 

 ( |c.~.' in each other; tin- thresher was observed to jump out of the water. Another 

 viirirty of priiin jx'trel -observe*! durinj; tin- afternoon by Mr Bruce and others, almost 

 entirely whit- on the under surface, white throat probably up to beak, white breast 

 ami lielly, white also under tail except probably at the tip, and white under the wings; 

 the i.--t \.-ry like the prion shot yesterday. 1'rimi petrels and a small petrel very 

 like WiNun's observed. Crustaceans almost absent in tow-net which contained a nmuKei 

 of examples of Sn// 



Dec. 30th, 35 23' 8. 49 53' W. Wilson's petrel and several petrels of the two 

 prioii kinds and two albatroses hovered about the ship for the greater part of the lay. 

 The last named birds seen for the first time. 



Dec. 3lst, 36 39' 8. 52 10' W. Same birds observed as yesterday. Salpn vn-\ 

 abundant in tow-net. 



Jan. 1st 1903, 39 01' 8. 53 40' W. Wilson's petrels, two kinds of prion petrels, 

 albatroses and a bosun bin! were observed to-day. Sun-fish' were also seen : at 2.30 P.M. 

 a boat was lowered to get one. After several ineffective attempts at harpcxming we 

 managed to stun one with shot. Davidson after a while drove the harpoon into the gills, 

 and we then made fast to one of its fins and towed it to the ship. Three or four sucker 

 n-li accompanied it to the boat, and on cutting the sun-fish up, one was discovered in 

 the gilk A parasitic copepod (Aryulu*) was found externally, as well as a polyclad. 

 There was also a parasitic copepod on the gills and a barnacle on the lip. In the 

 intestines numerous tape-worms were found and another leech-like parasite. There 

 was in all probably about 10 Ibs. weight of tape-worms in the gut. Its weight by the 

 lyimmometer was half a ton. Several others were seen twice as large. Brown saw a 

 globe-fish with a small, fish attendant on it. ixdpa were seen frequently floating past. 

 Specimens of Salpn still in tow-net. Jelly fish the same as secured in the 

 Trirhodesmium band were observed floating past. Liver and heart of the sun-fish 

 preserved as well as the skin. 



Jan. 3rd, 45 29' S. 56 03' W. At 6 A.M. Mr Bruce observed a whale and a bir.1 

 like a gull, but too distant to identify. The other birds seen were the same as 

 yesterday. This afternoon whilst sounding, a bird like a Cape pigeon was observed )>\ 

 Mr Hniee though it was darker and fatter; it was probably the same as that seen in 

 distance this morning. Whales seen at 10 A.M. by the captain. Davidson caught a 

 moth during tea-time, whilst setting the mizzen. Barnacles were found by Brown on 

 a piece of seaweed.* Pink copepods (cf. Calamu) in 9 A.M. tow-net. 



1 PhactOopkora omata. ' Orthofforitau mola. ' Probably (he fouthern kelp, Macroeyttit pyrifera. 



