.-. 'li \ BAT 90TJTH "KKNEV8, 1903 



other- "ii -hells, rock ami -talked coelenteiM 1 !it s.-a anemone-, all of ..n- specie*, 



a kiml of vellouish -almon colour, the same. I think, as 1m i,,|...,,| ii,, m 10 



fathom*, ami a -talked colonial h\ dio/oon. t'.n IIIIIPJ Wards on tin- -tone-; -|x.nges, same 

 form a- -jut in in fathom* dredge ; p\ eiio-jon-. three to four of tin- common -mall -p. 



Fir-t Miiinv' adclia ]>en;:uin- were got to-day at t In- " 1 lalf Moon rookcrv. AlMiiit 

 a >li>/.-n hatched altogether. Probably -ome were hatched \e-terdav or the dav 

 before at tin' l>i'_r r<Mikf|-y. a-, \\ln-n \M- \\.-i.-tliciv on tin- 3rd, MOM of the ggl WON 

 lii|i|M-il. <Jot ilatol u'''Ht'X) eggs for cmhryos, _'! to -JM ilays old. 



\ /' 'M'tli,. i-inliryov |,iv-.-r\ i-d as In-inj; of saim- dat-. -\i\<- air rvidciitly m>t at 

 llir vjinie stage of inmhatioii altliou^'li laid mi saim- datr. Tin- i- pmhalilv L-canso ail 

 interval of two or tlnvr days has rlap-rd IM-INMTII tin- laying of tin- two eggH. and I 

 iiH-uliution has only thoroughly slartrd after the >! -om) one was laid. If two 

 ^ marked a< lieing of same dav of ineiihation are at different -ta-;i-. the more 

 advaneed mie will therefore IM- the more nearly eorreet. a- tln-e figure- expre-.-. eorr.-etly 

 at lea-t the maximum >ta^e of de\ elopinent. 



Other I IIP Is <eeii alM.ut were riiiL. r 'd {X'liguius, skOM^ liellie-. stills, jwuldies. tern-. 

 Wilson's and -n..w\ |M-trels. and Cape pigeons. Numerous pie< cs of eom|Hiiind a-< -idians 

 -ecu tliuitin-j in the liay ami al>o east upon The Keaeh. Numeinii- Woldrll -eal- <>n 

 the slum- alMiut Point Martin. 



'//. Bird- -e.-n : three -penes of penguins, gulls, nellies, skuas, jmddie-. 

 t<-rn-. -nu\\y jietrel- and Wilson'- petrel-. 



Dec. 8th. Birds ..li-er\rd : rin^i-il and adelia penguins, gulls, nellies, skuas, shags, 

 })a<ldies, tern-. Wil-ons and sno v jwtrels, and Cape pigeons. 



Dt'i \ttli. -Birds olwerved : hlaek-tliroated penguins, gulls, skuas, terns and 



-Ilo\\y |n-trel.-. 



Dec. \utli. Birds seen : three kind- of ]>enguins. skuas, gulls, shags, nellies, terns, 

 ]uiddies. Cape pigeons, snowy jwtreN and Wilson's petrel-. 



Skua'- ne<t ..ii moraine above 1'oint Martin one emr (broken). (Jot gentoo pen- 

 guins' emliryos. -24 to -J7 days old. from " Half.M.M.n ' r.M.keiy. Not a great number of 

 adelia young as yet. The adelia jx'nguin- are very inueli <jiiieter to-day than I have ever 

 observed them In-fore. There is a lar^'e bare jiateh on the alKloineii into which the 

 ehk-ks ereep and are well pn.teeted from the wind and snow. No -.'entiH) young at 

 this rookery yet. 



\\eddell seals on the l>each at Point Martin. Saw one yoiin.i: one with its first 

 coat not yet all cast. They -eem to le in pairs. Saw one adult going into the sea 

 between two Hoe-pieces. The gap was very narrow let ween the toe tongOflS, and the 

 seal had to lash out vigorously with it hind Hipper* before it eoiild yet through. \V, 

 had observed a recent bleeding sore on its Hank, and it was suggested that ice i a 

 possible eau-e of the scars on seals. 



/'. 11 tli. -Down at the large penguin rookeries. Large number of young 

 birds now but still a considerable juantity of unhatched eggs. Some of the 



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