I UK WHIM 'HI. I, SK\ 1903 



tell in with the Mm- |M-tiv|.' Cape pL'eon-. \\'il-.,n\ |K-tr-l-. 

 sheathtiilN ami Mmwy JM-IM-!- !' ll< <\\>-<\ in the ship's wake at diHeivnt times. 



/ '.'.. 7tl<, (i - u \\.-A great host <>f nellies or giant petrels, Capo 



pigeon- ami -t..rm\ jH-tn-N feeding on can-as.- of dead whale at 5 A.M. Nellies white 

 t. nrarlv Kla.-k. Snowy. Wil-on's ami hlue jN-tivU, Cape pigeons and a nelly were 

 durini: tli' remainder of tin- day. Rather foggy all day, and very few l.irds \\ere 

 1MB \ small tisli resemMing a sardine, in a MTV mangled condition, ]iiluilily alnmt 

 I? inches in length was found in tin- oesophagus of Ross's seal wliirli WOH captured 

 yesterday. Lobodons (both light and dark) and Stenorkynobtu were met with to- 

 day. A large ijnantity of Eitphaiisid was observed on the tongues of pack ice. 



Feb. 8th, 59 44' 8. 36 40' W. Birds were not seen to-day in such ijnantities as 

 on previous day-, which may IK- acninted for liy the morning Keing rather dull, 

 though in the aftenioon it cleared up; perhaps there was no food for tliem ainon^ the 

 closer pack. Cape pigeons, Wilson's petrels. Muc prions and snowy jH-trels and 

 paildi- - "i sheathhills wore the only birds observed. Finuers conspicuous. /.'"j>/i<turi(t 

 still among honeycombed ice. 



Feb. 9th, 59" 42' S. 34 13' W. Mr Bruce observed a seal early this morning 

 following the ship's wake, popping its head to port then diving and coming up on the 

 starboard. Pirie shot another seal (Stetwrhynchu* leptomyx) whose skin and skull we 

 preserved. The seals temperature was 9G '0. Colour of pupil of eye same as that of 

 Ross's seal, metallic green. Stomach empty and only one parasitic nematode. This 

 makes our third seal. Enphan*ia still plentiful amongst honeycombed ice. I shot 

 t \\ o blue petrels * and missed another bird, like a snowy petrel in appearance, but with 

 darkish bass on its upper wings. Mr Bruce says it is a silver petrel, specimens of 

 which he has already noticed outside the pack edge. Stormy Wilson's, blue and snowy 

 petrels, Cajx- pigeons ami giant petrels, and tinners with calves have been seen. Captain 

 saw an albatros* asleep on the ice, white head and greyish back. Ross seal, Omnutto- 

 j ill oca rossi, shot to-day. 



Feb. \0th, 60 05' S. 32 !(/ W. Very few birds seen to-day; Cape pigeons, 

 Wilson's petrels, and nellies, dark colour and white, being the only birds recorded. A 

 snowy petrel was observed to pick a fish out of the water. A Cape pigeon was seen 

 sitting on a piece of ice. Two sea-leopards (Stenorhynchus leptonyx), and two 

 examples of Lobodon were observed, besides several other seals, too far off to determine. 

 Both Lobodon and leopard have been observed in the water as well as on ice ; nearer 

 the South Orkneys they were quite common in the water. Of the three seals already 

 secured only one (Ross) had anything in its stomach. Pirie shot another Lobodon on 

 the rl<e, which was in a state of shedding ite coat; its blubber was 1 in. to Ij in-, 

 thick. When Pirie approached the seal, it showed ite teeth and uttered a sort of 

 whistling moaning .sound, but made no attempt to escape or to attack. Temperature of 



1 No doubt Prion bankti. 



' TheM proved to be specimen* of Prion bantii. ' Very probably giant petrel. 



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