10 ZOOLOGICAL LOG OF THE SCOTIA 



its blood stream was 99. Eye colour same as yesterday metallic green, iris brownish. 

 Mr Bruce saw what was probably a large jelly-fish orange-coloured, centre about 4 ft. 

 across. Captain saw two bottle-noses. Euphausia still plentiful. 



Feb. llth, 60 03' S. 32 31' W. Birds more plentiful than yesterday ; Wilson's, 

 blue, snowy and giant petrels, the latter of both white and dark varieties have been 

 observed, as well as Cape pigeons. A Lobodon was seen on the ice. Two small whales 

 possibly about 20 ft. long, with head and back greatly resembling those of a finner, 

 were observed by Mr Bruce and the captain. 



Feb. 12th, 59 49' S. 31 32' W. Wilson'.s, blue, snowy, silver and giant petrels, as 

 well as Cape pigeons, were seen during the day. The giant petrel was of the dark 

 variety. Two Wilson's and one snowy petrel were shot. A large finner and two seals, 

 one a Stenorhynchus leptonyx, were observed by Mr Bruce. Penguins, which we have 

 not seen- since the South Orkneys were out of sight, again appeared, and two ringed 

 ones were noticed at 10.50 A.M., and others again whilst we were sounding at 11.30 A.M. ; 

 another batch of four on a piece of ice were seen, but too far off to enable the species 

 to be determined. 



Feb. 13th, 59 43' S. 30 44' W. Same birds as yesterday. Mr Bruce shot a giant 

 petrel, a silver petrel and a Cape pigeon. Two external parasites were found on the 

 silver petrel ; none were found on the other two. The stomach contents of the nelly and 

 Cape pigeon consisted mostly of Euphausia. Some penguins were also seen to-day, but 

 the species could not be distinguished. The silver petrel and Cape pigeon circled and 

 crossed the ship ; the former, however, never stays long. Two species of Euphausia, one 

 a large one, transparent and very slightly coloured, an amphipod and a medusoid were 

 caught in a hand net on the top of submerged ice foot. Two finners and one seal 

 were observed. 



Feb 14th, 59 33' S. 27 37' W. Birds much more plentiful to-day than yesterday. 

 Same species seen as yesterday, with the addition of the sooty albatros. 1 Snowy petrels 

 more scarce, as we have been sailing in open water practically clear of ice. Penguins 

 were also noticed, both on the ice and in the water. Several finners : no seals. 



Feb. 15th, 61 37' S. 26 10' W. Wilson's, blue, snowy and giant petrels, as well 

 as a sooty albatros and Cape pigeons seen during day. Stenorhynchus leptonyx and 

 Lobodon cardnophaga also seen on the ice, the latter in a moulting condition. Several 

 finners. Kinged penguins. 



Feb. 16th, 62 52' S. 25 00' W. Sooty albatros, giant petrel, as well as Wilson's, 

 blue, snowy, silver and Cape pigeons and antarctic skua. Terns, possibly Sterna 

 hirudinacea? also observed to-day. Plenty of finners all day, especially in the 

 morning. Several seals were seen on a stream of pack ice about 8 A.M. too far off to 

 allow one to distinguish the species. 



1 Phoebetria cornicoides. This is the species of sooty albatros noted on the succeeding days to 69 46' S. 

 The other species, P. fuliginosa, was left behind in 58 S. 



2 Mr W. Eagle Clarke has since determined this Weddell Sea tern as Sterna macrura, the Arctic 



tern. 



