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Weddell seal was killed in .Fessie Bay and skinned. In ita stomach were 

 numerous ce|alo|x>d beak* ami also ncmatodc worms. 



May _'!>//'. In Jin- trap were thirteen lish. gross weight 13 Ibs. 10 ozs.; seven 

 male* ami -i.\ females;- larneM. a female. 1 lb. 15|ozs., 15 ins. long; smallest, a male, 

 5 OZ8.. length Ki ins. One of the larger speeies of isopods was also got. In dredge 



-piny tunicate, one large pycnogon of a dark red colour, and black toward* 



the tips of legs, one large isopod, two holotluirians, a star-fish of the salmon-colour 

 .sjH-cies with a liunrlliliranrli within its grasp, apparently being devoured, also small 

 crustaceans, molluscs and eggs, apparently of some mollusc, attached to a piece of 

 sea-weed. 



1'addie-. an. I SHOWN [X-trt'ls, and MOM goDi IWM Ml '" da\ . 



May 'J'J/c/. No dredging. The trap to-day yielded 31 fish and three isopods. 

 The heaviest fish weighed 3 Ibs. 2 ozs., length 16 J ins., the smallest, a male, 

 weighed 9 ozs., length loA ins. The sexes of the fish were eighteen males, eleven 

 females and two undetermined, which latter were preserved. Paddies, snowy petrels 

 and a nelly were seen. 



May 23rd. No dredging. Paddies, snowy petrels, a nelly and some gulls were seen. 



MI i if I'.V//. Thr dredge to-day yielded a fair catch; a chiton, lamellibranchs, a 

 gasteropod, several pycnogons, one polychaete and two worm tubes, several star-fishes 

 and cushion-stars, some sertularians and bryozoa and shells on sea- weed. The catch in the 

 trap included thirty-nine fish, one cushion-star and a buckie. The last named animal has 

 not been seen for some time. The fish weighed altogether 48 Ibs. 10 ozs. The 

 largest, a female, weighed 2 Ibs. 6 ozs., length 16^ ins. ; Mr Bruce made a skeleton of 

 it, as well as of the heads of the next three largest. The next largest was a female, 

 weight 2 Ibs. 4 ozs., length 15J ins.; the third, a female, weighed 2 Ibs. 4 ozs., 

 length 16J ins. ; the fourth, a female, weight the same, length 15 ins. (the ova of 

 these last two were in a ripe condition and were bottled) ; the fifth, a male, weighed 

 2 Ibs. 4 ozs., length 15J ins. (the milt of this specimen was also bottled as it was 

 in a very ripe condition) ; the smallest one, a male, weighed 8 ozs., and measured 

 10^ ins. in length. Altogether there were 27 females and \- males. These fish have 

 generally distinct yellow spots on them (like soles) and often present various colours. 

 Paddies, snowy petrels and a nelly have been seen both yesterday and to-day. 



May 26th. A very poor catch, both in trap and in dredge. The dredge contained 

 a few pycnogons, one limpet and some weed with sertularians, bryozoa and a few shells on 

 it. In the trap was a solitary isopod. Snowy petrels and paddies were seen. 



May "27th. Better haul in the dredge to-day, including a nudibranch, three isopods, 

 some pycnogons, two species of star-fish, a holothurian, two species of sponges and sea- 

 weed, with the usual bryozoa, sertularians and shells on it. The trap contained one small 

 fish, a female, and one cushion-star. Put a nelly into the trap for bait, and hope for a 

 better catch next time. Snowy petrels and sheathbills seen. 



3/inry 2Sth. The dredge contained pycnogons, a polychaete, two star-fishes, some 



