TIIK \VKm iKI.I, SEA. 1903 1ft 



Mr Hrucc saw a seal in the forenoon. l, u t could nt .li-im-m-h the species. Fragment* 

 .of siphonophoie u-ntaclc.s caught mi sounding wire. 



M,,,;-h \f,tti, 63' 51' S. 40 50' \\ \ great bird day; Cape pigeons, Wilson's 

 petrels and -ihvr ]>etrels h.i\e )>.-. -n ->eeu to-day, all of which birds have not been 

 recorded for a long time. Antarctic petrel* fairly common ; iidclia |>cnguins and snowy 

 petrels abundant and some torus. (Jruinpuscs have been seen by the captain. 

 lowered away Haul in 2550 fat limns; 3000 fathoms of rope out; did not, however, 

 actually touch bottom, so only got a few beasts, including a fish (deep sea) and 

 nu'du-oids (three siwies). 



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M'i ,<}, \7>/i. 63 08' S. 42 30' W. Another great bird day ; Cape pigeons, snowy, 

 >d\er. Wilson's, giant and blue petrels seen during day. The blue petrel has not been 

 >e. n for some considerable time. Mr Bruce saw some 20 or 30 penguins seated on a 

 iceberg 40 or 50 feet high ; they must have jumped four to five feet out of the water 

 to have got on to the berg. Terns were also seen Hying alx>ut. Saw a sea-leopard 

 ( Xtcnorhynchus leptonyx) lying on a piece of ice. 



M.I,;-), isr/-. 62 10' S. 41 20' W. Same birds as yesterday with the exception 

 of penguins. Lowered away trawl in 1775 fathoms with alxuit U300 to 2400 fathoms of 

 rope ; contents included about 36 species. Two species of fish, two species of 

 gasteropoda and two of lamellibranchs, two species of pycnogons, a Caprella and an 

 amphipod, a few species of chaetopods, a species of barnacle, one or two species of bryozoa, 

 seven or eight of asteroids, two of crinoids, two of echinoids represented only by spines, 

 one holot hurian. a species of alcyonaria, two species of sponge and four of foraminifers. 



March 19th, 61 22' S. 42 05' W. Snowy and silver petrels abundant ; a flock of 

 Wilson's petrels were observed by the captain sitting on the water. Cape pigeons and 

 blue petrels fairly common, also terns. Saw some white-throated penguins, probably 

 antarctic, sitting on a piece of ice. One finner and seals, a Lobodon and a 

 Stenorhynchus, have also been seen. 



March 20th, 61 05' S. 43 20' W.^Snowy petrels and an albatroe (Diomedea 

 exulans) were the only birds seen to-day. Misty and overcast all day. 



March 2lst, Leathwaite Strait, South Orkneys. Many Cape pigeons, silver and 

 Wilson's petrels, several sooty albatroses and nellies, one skua, sheathbills, antarctic 

 and snowy petrels, shags and ringed penguins. Several finners also recorded for 

 to-day. 



March 22nd, Between Saddle Island and Cape Bennett, South Orkneys. Cape 

 pigeons, nellies, sheathbills, skuas, antarctic, Wilson's, snowy and silver petrels and 

 finners have been seen to-day. 



March 23rd, Leathwaite Strait, South Orkneys. In the morning whilst out at 

 sea several snowy, silver, Wilson's and antarctic petrels seen. Whilst out in the boat 

 looking for Spence Harbour, saw several shags, nellies, Cape hens, skuas, gulls, terns, 

 sheathbills, ringed penguins and the gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua). Specimens 

 were secured of the last two named birds and a young black-backed gull. In the 



