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in-idi- MIII> nl' tin- othrr ti-lirs stomachs. Tin- rook- cm-lit a larr .stout ncinrrtcaii 1 on a 



liin- : after tin- worm had 1 n Imni^lit up it ejected tin- in. li IOMM l,,,ii ami lunik 



Skua-, paddies, gentoo mid antarctic penguin-, -im\\ v petivl- and 'julU WON HCCII dm 

 tin- day. 



M'in-1, -1'Mli. (ientoo and antarctic penguin-, nellies and a gull have l m ivrorded 

 to da\ . 



W'ti-,-1, xutli tn,'l :\\.*t. Gentoo and antarctic penguins, nellie-. -lieatliliilln and 

 skua- ha\c I.e.-n seen during tlu-r t\\o day-. lic-ide- several Wcddell seals. 



Afril \st. I'addies around tin- -lii|i eating refuse. 



.//./// _'/,/. Ccntoo and antarctio penguin-, nellie-. -licatlihillH, Hkuax, three nhagH 

 and oiu- gull (yoiiii.Lr ///".* ilimiiiiiriinn.i) WITO seen to-day. Since the harlM>ur IIIIH lieen 

 coverel witli !<. \T\ \\-\\- -ha^s liavc liri-ii olisrrvfd. A \Vi-ddoll seal was flull)e<l by 

 ->ni.' ol'tlir men. and an rinhryo was securcil from it. Sun.' lish and a star-h'sh were 

 cauglit mi tin- linr l>y tin- cook-. 1'irir -Imt two nrllirs nrar tin- rarcase of a seal. 



.lj>ril 3rd. Several Iwtrln-- ) | n-uin-. alnmt 50 to 200 in eadi ImN-li, were seen 

 going north, and th.-n roiuing lm-k again. They man li in single file, and when chased 

 tlu-y move quite as .jiiirk a.s a man, and go up very stwp places. They have been seen 

 in places about 400 feet above sea level. 



.l/n'lf 4f/i. Slicatlihill-i, skuas, nellies, young and old gulls (Istrnx dominicnnua), 

 and both species of penguins have IKJCIJ recorded to-day. The sheathbills are always 

 about the ship picking up refuse, and are quite tame ; on shore also they are always 

 about the tent. Several seals have been seen. 



.lj>ril 5th. Sheathbills, nellies, skuas, gulls and a few gentoo penguins comprise the 

 list of birds seen to-day. In the afternoon there was not a single penguin to be seen oil 

 the north side of Scotia Bay. Saw onr Wrddell seal asleep on the ice. 



April 6th. The same birds as yesterday. The gulls both young and old were in 

 greater force than yesterday. Heard several penguins last night. 



April 7 '//.Sheathbills, snowy petrels, shags, skuas, nellies, gulls, adult and young, 

 and a few gentoo penguins were seen to-day. Specimens of a shag and two snowy 

 petrels were secured. In the afternoon lownvd the small dredge* (about 11 to 12 

 fathoms bottom) in an open lane and -ccurcd -rvrnil -prcimens. 



Apnl Sth. The same birds seen as yesterday. A considerable number of penguins 

 were observed going along the foot of the eastern glacier. A ringed penguin was seen 

 by Mossman among a Hock of gentoos. Two skuas and a nelly were shot to-day. 

 Weddell seals were seen both yesterday and to-day ; one came up several times in an 

 open lane whilst we were dredging. Lowered middle-sized dredge to-day in same place as 

 yesterday ; the depth there is 9j fathoms, increasing to 10^ fathoms towards the ship. 



.lj-il nth. Early in the morning Pirie and I went over to Uruguay Cove. 



' This animal, a ipecies of Euborlatia, was very common, and ia frequently referred to throughout the 

 winter as the " large nemertean." 



1 This dredge WM the one used throughout the winter. The dimensions of ito mouth were 6' by 2} feet* 

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