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than -when we left Cowes. About midday a Starling and a 

 Greenfinch flew close past the ship, and a few Kittiwakes 

 followed us. On Nov. 21st numbers of Shearwaters (pro- 

 bably Pitffinus gravis) were seen. A small Skua followed us, 

 as well as a Great Black-backed Gull. On Nov. 22nd I saw 

 the first Storm- Petrels (Procellaria pelagica) : at 2.30 p.m. 

 Finisterewas in sight; I then saw numbers of birds, Gannets, 

 .Vc, and in the afternoon we passed close to a Little Auk 

 (Mergulus alle) sitting on the water. At 1.30 p.m. on 

 Nov. 23rd we passed the Balengas, a group of rocky islets 

 off the coast of Portugal, where Lams cachinnans joined the 

 Kittiwakes in our wake. Later in the day we passed 

 numbers of Shags and Cormorants, and several large flocks 

 of Little Auks. At 8.20 p.m. we dropped anchor off the 

 mouth of the Tagus, and at 8 o'clock the next morning 

 steamed up the Tagus to Lisbon. We landed shortly after- 

 wards and visited the market. There were numbers of 

 sardines on sale and I saw a Woodcock there, but little else 

 of interest. During a visit to the Botanical Gardens I saw 

 Chaffinches, Redbreasts, Willow-Wrens, and Chiffchaffs. 

 On Nov. 25th we took the train to Cintra. I saw there 

 Alauda arvensis, Certhia familiar is, Sylvia atricapilla, and 

 Anthus pratensis. 



We left Lisbon for Madeira on Nov. 26th, passing through 

 numbers of Little Auks and Mediterranean Shearwaters 

 (Puffinus kuhli). At 4 p.m. on Nov. 28th we passed Porto 

 Santo, one of the Madeiran Islands, and soon afterwards 1 

 saw two small Petrels, possibly Oceanites castro. That night 

 we lay-to off Madeira. The next morning I observed two 

 Great Skuas (Megalestris catarrhactes) and Sterna minuta. 

 This is rather far south for the Great Skua, even in 

 winter, I believe. On shore I saw numbers of Blackcaps 

 (Sylvia atricapilla) and heard several singing. Grey Wag- 

 tails (Motacilla melanope) were abundant, and I saw several 

 perching on the house-tops. I also observed two examples of 

 Motacilla alba near the shore. At 2000 ft. up the hill I saw 

 numbers of Wild Canaries (Serinus canariensis) sitting in 

 the trees. On Nov. 30th we left Madeira for Las Palmas, 



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