\VKHHK1.I. >K\. 1904 71 



two fathom- In-low tin- Milt., \ : ll Illllll Wft8 aeCllled. in. lndn,- a _!.. it .jiiiiiitity ..| 



/' .'/,,/"//,, tin.-,- .u tiiiir -\-> -ie- "t ' aniplii|iod-. three "i IIH.H- -|x .|H-|Hd-. maii\ 



,. \anip. v <./<"". to -|M-.-ie- .if pteri>od- and a tnediiMiid. Tin- larger amphi|od- 



\\.-i. a--iM-iated \vitli /)n/i<,/'iiii, many heini; tund in tin- atrium. Tin- paddy \vliieh waft 



hroiiuht ali\e t'r the S.utli Orkney- died t. .lay. The eapt i\ e ein|><-i"i - MM- Mill ill: 



When weather |N-rmit- we take them for a \\alk n.iin<l tin- .leek. 



M"<-< I, -J7'/'. t'.r, .'7' S. II i:t'\V. A n.-lly. a \\-\\ -H.ty all.atns's. 1 <.n. l,i- ullu 

 tn.-. -..in,- |P!H- ami tin- m-w |ifticl> and Ca|H- pi^rim- \\fiv -rrn ilurin the ilay. Not 

 maiiv liinK aliout u. at licr rat IHT ini-ty ami nvnvust. Oin- finiu-r s>cii in t lie morning. 



M-i,;-l, -Js/A. ;.. ;>s' S. 11 _'' \\ . S,-vi-ral wioty alUtron^, the new |>etrel, and a 

 hi r.l lik.- tin- ii.-\v |M-tr.-l, only lari:.-i, -..mr <'a|n- pii:.-.,n- and him- |M-tn>ls, and two silver 

 jx-tivN \\..rt .seen during the day. Nut many hird- iiltii-tlior, hut more than 

 yest-rda\ S,,m.- jiampn-cs and tiniiiT.-. Tin- ri-lit trrt \<-rti.-al n.-t \va> lowen-d to a 

 depth tit' ;~>i> tatli.im- t'r an hour and a i|imrtvr, and a rirli haul of />..///;< \\a- Moored. 



M'1,-,-1, _://.. c,:t ;>4's. in _' \\ A nlver petnl, Uno petnb, and Ckpe pigeons, 



tin- new hi |x-trel and .-<4K>ty alhatioM- \\.-n- -.-en durin-; the day. Not many l.ixU 

 aUdit a- there \va.^ a -tr.iiii; <jah- hliwinr all day. S-a plio-plii>n--'-eiit. 



.}{.,,<!, :wl,. C,| _'.'' S. I-J 47' \V. A few Mlver |H-tr.-lv many him- petrels and 

 Cap.- pi-. -..n- were Myinx alMitit the -|,ip. Shot f..ur -il\,-r jM-tivls ami a hhu-k nelly ; 

 the latter hird was lo>t however. The <-aptain saw a Cape hen ami a drove of small 

 |M'ii'_'iiin- in the water; some small penguins were also seen on a small lerg, prohahly 

 hlaek thmated, but too far off to distinguish. An alhatros and some nooty alUtroseH 

 about the -hip. A considerable number of chains of Diiludnm were seen ami several 

 \vere caught. The Ca|x- hen i- prohahly the new big petrel which has been seen on the 

 28th and -J'.Kh in-t. The two captive emperors are getting <|uite used to tinned fish; 

 the -mailer one tlii- morniiiL: opened it- beak without compulsion, so we only had to 

 put the food in-ide it- mouth. 



M.n-,'1, 31.^, (> 37' S. \-2 1C.' \V. Sea very phosphorescent. More silver petrels 

 seen to-day than at any it her time -in.e leaving the S.uth Orkneys. Many Cape 

 pigeon-, and hlue petrels, a nelly, a Cajx- h.-n ('. jwtrel), a big all>atn>s (almost all white) 

 and -ooty allmtroses. 



April Iff, 60 r 33' S. 12 C 00' W. Many hird- alnmt all day long several sooty 

 albatroses, silve* and blue petrels, as well as Cape pigeons, with an occasional nelly, 

 were constantly about the ship. A white nelly was seen. Some ringed penguins were 

 observed in the water about noon. A tew \\'il-..n s petrels were seen yesterday and 

 to-day. 



.!//// -J..'/, 58'40'S. I'J _':!' W. A few nellies, some Cape pigeons, blue and 

 -ilv.-r jH-tivU. sooty albatrose.s and Wilson's petrels. Binls not numerous, probably on 

 account of I will weather. 



1 The most aonthern record for Pkoebetria eornicoidet. 



' Diomedea ejntlatu. The Srotia'i mot noutherly record for the wandering allmlro*. 



