WINTKH (,H AHTKR8. BOOT 1 A I'.VY. 1903 19 



an interesting sj>ecimen of a compound asci< linn, which WM obviously torn up 

 a fixed base, WM secured besides a fish, a new isojxid i-amo aa yesterdav pro 

 Imlily tin- young form of tin- 1>L' isopod whirh we have, already secured), pycnogons, 

 laincllibranchs and gastcropods, etc. Snowy petrels, young and adult gulls, sheath 

 bills, nellies ami sunn- penguins make up tin- list of liinls seen today. Came aofOM 

 aluit thirty adelias on tin- HIM-. and secured two -\-t -miens, one an ndult with Mark 

 throat complete, tin- other jn-t beginning to show signs of a black throat. Tin: 

 temperature of tin- adult was 105 0< 5, of the other 104 0> 6 F. 



.Ifi-if I ."i//i. Tlie dredge to-day brought up a small fish, two .sjiecimens of tunicate*, 

 lini|>cts ami anotlii-r gasteropxl. pyniogons, a big iso|>o<l, a large amphipod, two sea- 

 urrhins. several star-tish. two ophiuroiils, large nemerteans, polychaetes, a new sponge, 

 of which a careful painting has been made, and several other sponges. The trap con- 

 tained five fish, one star-fish and a large isopod. A gcntoo and an adelia penguin as 

 well as a snow \ jM-tn-l were >hot to-day, the former two for skeletons. Paddies. >nowv 

 I>etieU. ( 'ajx- pigeon-, nellies, skuas and |M*ngiiins were seen to-day, besides hundreds 

 of hag. ami young and old gulls. The ringed penguins have been verv scarce *\\\- 

 our first week here, and only solitary ones among u bateh of gentoos are now met with. 



Aju-H !'//(. From the dredge the following animals were secured: fish, tunicate*, 

 molluscs, pyi-iiogons. amphi]x>ds, "worms." starfish, ophiuroids, and last, but not 

 least, a new sea-anemone. Fishes (the biggest measured 16 ins., and weighed 1 Ib. 

 10 ozs.), isopi>ds and star-fishes were got in the trap. A line was baited and shot in 

 open sea to the south, off Point .Martin, and three fishes' (Notothenin) and three star- 

 fishes were caught : it was only down for a short time or the catch would have been 

 larger. In the afternoon Pirie and Brown dredged and fished Uruguay Cove, but 

 without success, and the dredge only brought up mud. The usual birds seen to-day. 

 Mr Bruce also saw some young skuas which wore mottled. 



Afi-il \Tth. A new nudihrancli was caught in tho dredge, besides the other usual 

 animals. Only a star fish was secured in the small trap, which was changed to the west 

 side of the bay. The big trap was also lowered this afternoon in a hole about 200 

 yards south-west of the ship in 15 fathoms. Several seals have been seen for the past 

 three days. Usual birds seen, and two Cape pigeons secured. 



April l&th. Dredge contained a small fish, tunicates, limpets and other gastero- 

 pods including a shell resembling MI/<I trm,<-nta t a large red amphipod, some isopods, 

 pycnogons, cushion -stars, star-fishes, sea-urchins, including a young one, 1 in. in 

 diameter, and of the same colour as the adult, several holothurians, including a new one. 

 which the artist has carefully painted, polychactes, large uemertcans and the usual 

 /<a and sponges. Small trap contained a star-fish. 



April \9th. Large trap only contained one big fish weighing 2 Ibs. 14 ozs., and 

 measuring 17$ in^.. and ten gasteropod-. A line was shot yesterday afternoon, and 



1 NalatJtenia eoriieept. This abundant tpeciea was l>y far the commoneat one in Scotia Bay, and WM 

 caught almost daily. 



