80 ZOOLOGICAL LOG OF THE SCOTIA 



May 27th, 22 23' S. 1 42' E. Martin saw an albatros,,a Majaqueus aequinoctialis 

 or Cape hen, and a small bluish bird, evidently a whale bird from his description of the 

 beast. 



May 28th, 19 45' S. 35' W. Only one bird seen to-day, a "No 14 Gough 

 Island " petrel. Mr Bruce took a photograph of a bottle-nose quite close to the ship. 



May 29th, 17'25'S. 2 34' W. Three flying-fish were observed by three of the 

 crew. Haimes saw a whale's " spout." 



May 30th to June 2nd, St Helena. During our stay two small traps and the large 

 trap were set two or three times and some material collected, mostly out of the big trap, 

 which we left behind, since we could not find it on our departure ; it had probably 

 dropped off a ledge of rock into deep water. Several fish were caught by means of 

 a line and a trammel net. Left St James Bay at 2 P.M. on June 2nd, and trawled 

 about 1 mile or 1^ miles off the shore to the west in about 50 fathoms. The trawl 

 fouled the first time and we got a very small catch ; one fish, two small crabs, a sea- 

 urchin, two or three polychaetes and some (?) compound ascidians. On putting out the 

 trawl a second time, it got foul of the propeller and it took the men till nearly 6 P.M. 

 to get it clear ; they ultimately had to cut the trawl near the cod-end. 



On June 1st I shot three different species of birds from the dinghy. 



June 3rd, 14 31' S. 7 05' W. No beasts seen to-day. 



June 4th, 12 40' S. 9 06' W. A flying-fish came on board last night; no other 

 animals observed. 



June 5th, 10 46' S. 11" 12' W. A gannet, a firmer (?) and some flying-fish were 

 seen. 



June 6th, 8" 51' S. 13 20' W. Some gaunets and flying-fish were seen. 



June 7th, Ascension. Several gannets and tailor birds seen flying and diving 

 about the ship ; three young gannets were caught. 



In the afternoon a party of us went to Wide-awake Valley. There were no live 

 birds at the place, though plenty of dead terns (Sterna fuliginosa) were scattered over 

 the valley. Mr Bruce got a present of twelve terns' eggs from Mr Chalmers of the Cable 

 Company. 



Rankin and others caught some fish. 



June 8th, Ascension. A party went to the top of Green Mountain. Near the 

 summit we saw two kinds of rats, two rabbits, a partridge, a white bird like the one 

 obtained at St Helena, and " miner " birds black with large white round marks on 

 the wings and a few small birds. On the way Mr Bruce caught a land crab, which does 

 not appear to be a common animal on the island. Shore collecting did not result in 

 much, owing to the heavy surf. 



Some fish were caught in the small trap lowered in 10 fathoms, as well as in the 

 large trap in 18 fathoms. Visited the turtle ponds (Chelone mydas) in the morning 

 and got a small turtle which we found dead. 



< iannets and tailor birds were seen from the ship during the day. 



