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Feb. \7it>. 4 18' 8. 23 09 ' W. No penguins to-day. Blue, snowy, and Wilson's 



petrels recorded to day. as \\ell as Cape pigeons, one of which was noticed by Mr Bruce 

 as having it* secondaries and primaries almost entirely white. Tlndastoooa Antarctica, 

 the antarctic jH-irrl, was seen for the first time to-day. Kinners seen in the afternoon, 

 lint no seaN all day A ...[x'|>od and two radinlarians got in yesterday's tow-net. 



/''. I-'/-, 66" 0. - Id' \V. No penguins. Sooty albatros, a nelly, five 



antarctic |>ctreN. Mne, Wilson's and -now y jM-tivls recorded. Most prominent bird 

 t" dav was Wilson's jn-trel. Tern was seen l>y Mr Bruce. 



Fel>. I'M. 68" 33' S. 24 31' W. Same terns seen as yesterday ; black head, back 

 and side of the neck Mack. iipjH-r surface grey, under surface white. Cape pigeons, 

 snowy, Mue, antarctic and Wilson's [M-ttvls seen to-day. No tinners or seals. Sooty 

 albatros observed. A white throated |>riiiriiin was seen about 9.30 P.M., probably the 

 ringed species. 



Ftb. -2(Hfi, 69 39' S. 22 s 58' W. Several flocks of snowy petrels seen at different 

 times durinir the day. Blue, Wilson's and antarctic also recorded, as well as a stray 



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nellv and sooty albatros. Birds, except snowy petrels, not so abundant to-day. 

 Kinged penguins also seen, besides finners and seals, two Lobodons, and another, 

 Stenorhynchuf. 



Feb. 2lst, 69" 46' S. 19 10' W. Birds, except penguins, more scarce to-day. 

 About thirty penguins (Pygoacelix adelife) were seen during the day, and one emperor 1 

 was shot. It weighed 64 Ibs, and had a length 5l inches, with a girth of 36 inches; 

 its body temperature was 100'2 F. In its stomach cephalopod beaks, fish and three 

 small pebbles (gneiss) were found, and the stomach contents were strongly acid to 

 litmus, those of the rectum slightly acid. Snowy petrels fairly abundant, as well as 

 terns of which there seemed to l>e two sizes. No Wilson's or blue petrels or Cape 

 pigeons were seen. An antarctic petrel and a nelly or a sooty albatros were recorded. 

 Of whales, finners and bottle-noses have been observed, the former scarce. One Lobodon 

 was seen lying on a piece of ice. Two dead fishes, 4 inches to 6 inches long, were seen 

 lying on a piece of ice, probably disgorged by a petrel. Euphausia has not been seen 

 amongst the pancake ice which is now forming. 



Feb. 22nd, 70 21' S. 17" 00' W. About two dozen snowy petrels and only one 

 Wilson's recorded to-day. AMmdant adelia penguins and some emperors ; a specimen 

 of the latter was captured. Many seals (Lobodon) mostly white in colour were observed 

 lying on pieces of ice. The captain heard a tinner blowing about 6 P.M. 



Feb. 23rd, 69 57' 8. 16 53' W. A few snowy petrels, two antarctic petrels, and 

 black-throated (adelia) penguins in considerable numbers. No finners. Three seals 

 (Lobodon) on one piece of ice and a fourth on another piece make up the total numl-r of 

 beasts seen to-day. Three black-throated penguins were captured this evening; their 

 temperature was taken (by rectum), 102 F. These were adult birds, showing moulting 

 feathers which were white at the base, brownish at the apex, and black at the tips. 



1 Aptenodytu forfteri. 



