60 ZOOLOGICAL LOG OF THE SCOTIA 



flying about over the water. Terns, snowy petrels, skuas and nellies are also to be 

 seen, the first in large numbers. Penguins and seals in the water. 



Several large penguin rookeries seen round the coast in Washington Strait and at 

 Nigg Rock. In Brown's Bay there is a rookery of ringed penguins. Cape pigeons 

 plentiful about the ship when in Brown's Bay, and several Wilson's petrels also seen 

 there. Weddell seals seen in Scotia Bay. 



Nov. 25th, At anchor in Scotia Bay. Nellies, skuas, shags, terns, paddies, 

 snowies and gulls seen to-day. Many shags settling on the water fishing. Twenty- 

 three of them were shot, and one, on being hauled on board, disgorged a fish, 10 inches 

 long, of the rarer green species. Many gentoos in the water ; they do not leap so far 

 out of the w r ater as the adelias do, and are much more fond of sitting on the surface. 



A compound ascidian caught on the surface, and a common cushion-star on a 

 fishing line. 



Nov. 26th, l North Coast and Jessie Bay. Same birds seen as yesterday, and many 

 Cape pigeons in addition. 



Nov. 27th. Started early this morning for the Falkland Islands. Mr Bruce landed 

 at Eillium Island off' Jessie Bay, and secured thirty eggs of the ringed penguins ; these 

 are similar to the black-throated and gentoo penguins' eggs. When off Coronation 

 Island a few grampuses were sighted. Silver petrels, Cape pigeons, terns, nellies and 

 some blue petrels were also seen. 



Nov. 28th, 59 43' S. 48 10' W. Bottle-noses and tinners were conspicuous during 

 the day. In the morning saw several ringed penguins in the water. Cape pigeons, 

 terns, nellies, silver petrels and some blue petrels 2 were also seen, the latter only 

 towards evening. A piece of a siphonophore tentacle was caught on the sounding line 

 at 210 fathoms, but came up rather broken. Saw a Doliolum floating past. Hooked a 

 piece of rotten kelp which was full of barnacles, some of which we bottled. 



Nov. 29th, 58 28' S. 51 C 56' W. Many tinners were seen early this morning. 

 Whilst sounding, three Cape pigeons were caught. Tried to secure a sooty albatros, but 

 failed. Tow-nettings have been taken by Brown ; no animals have been found in them 

 as yet. A Cape hen was seen for the first time since we were in these latitudes last, 

 sooty albatroses, molliemauks, blue petrels and Cape pigeons in plenty. In the even- 

 ing saw two or three Wilson's petrels. 



Nov. SOth, 57 10' S. 55 35' W. A few -Cape hens were seen early this morning, 

 also a few molliemauks and sooty albatroses. Blue petrels and Cape pigeons in plenty. 

 No whales were seen. Mr Bruce saw a sooty albatros with the characteristic head and eye, 

 but white underneath like a mollie. 3 Some penguins were seen by the captain. 



Dec. 1st, 54 55' S. 57 28' W. Three albatroses, appearing to be intermediate 

 between the sooty albatros and molliemauk, were secured during the day. A painting 



1 The Scotia left for Brown's Bay via Washington Strait, and anchored for the night in Uruguay Cove. 



2 These proved to be Prion banski. ' This was prohably Phoebetria cornicoides. 



