HAY, SOUTH ORKNIYB, MOi 101 



almost lost all it- down : its pinning- i- now of a mottled lilit brown, tun. li the 

 a- tliat iif \ounu' iMill-. Numerou- Wrddell -eals mi tliat Ix-a. li. 



/ Three -|e. ic> of |M'ii'_'ui!i-. -kua-, nellie*. gulU, terns \Vil-on'- petrels 



and shags. 



/ Throe speciea of penguins, skuas iidlir-. uull-. tern- ami \Vil-on - \ irola. 



Shan- : nil hag8 seen lately have Keen solitary l>inl- ; no tloeks ha\e been observed. 



l>urini: the la-t day or SO no adult, but only young adelias. have been -een. All arc now 



putting on weight, ami we are getting rinyed ami gentoo |icn<:uins up to Id ami 17 His. 



ri'sjM-etively. 



/ ' /.. \otli. - Thn-f species of peniinin-. skuas, nellies, ulls, t-nis, \\il-on- ami 

 -iiowy petrels. 



/ 1 /, i \th. Four sjMvii-s of jH-nvnins, im-linlinu oiu- i-ivstol |n-niiin at the usual place 

 at the rookery. Aclelias : not a sin-Jr ailult liinl seen at the nn>kery (r in tin- Imy. ami 

 \.-rv f-w voiing ones. Gentoos : yoiin.-: "in I* <! not seem to have taki-n tin- \\atci y.-t. 

 and they have only made a start to cast their down; in our m- two hinls only is the 

 white liiiiul over the head Iwgi lining to show, and the ne< k to darken in colour. Kinged : 

 young birds have almost made up on the gentoos, for the Mark ring was noted as 

 appearing in one <>\ t\\.i cases. A Very heavy -urf in I'ruguay (.'o\e. ami a rin^el 

 IM iiLMiin had a luid time landing there, bleeding about the head, baek and flippers. They 

 can go out easily enough, but landing is not quite so simple. 



1'a.i.li.- yoiiny birds have lost most of their down and got white plumage; they 

 are not Hying yet. \Ve brought l>ack two alive. 



Skuas : dark feathers appearing on the wings and along the sides of the breast. 

 Shags : a small ti-k out in the bay. 



Nellies, terns, U 'iills. Wilson's and snowy petrels also seen. 



Several Weddell seals on The Beach and one young Lobodoti. The skin of the latter 

 i- a very fine silvery white looked at generally, but several shades darker if looked at 

 from behind forward a- in the \\Yddell seal ; all new coat no moulting, not spitted at 

 all venimlly, but dor>ally it is rather darker with small spot- of silvery white; no 

 \ .-How or green tinge about it : flippers a uniform dark mousey brown. Had a bad sear 

 obliquely across the middle of the baek. 



/'./,. \-2tl,. Tlnre s]H-i-ie.s of penguins, skuas nellies, gulls, tern-, \\il-.n - |x-ti.-|-. 

 Feb. \3th. Gentoo and ringed penguins, skuas nellies, gulls, terns. \\ 'il-.n - ami 

 snowy petrels. 



Feb. Hth. Gentoo and ringed penguins, skuas, nellies, gulls, terns, Wilson's petrels 

 ami Cape pigeons, the latter in Jessie Bay. Return of the " Scotia." 



