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1. The swallow-tailed bird above mentioned, which was 



very familiar and inquisitive. 



2. The Gannet, seen only at long distances, shining out 



white in the sun. 



3. A small, pure white Tern {Gygis Candida), with the bill 



jet-black, the eyes and feet dark blue, apparently black 

 at a distance. These Terns came fairly close to the 

 ship and were perhaps the commonest birds round 

 this side of the island. 



4. A small, black, Tern-like bird, shaped very much like 



a Common Tern and of the same size — greyish black 

 all over except for white under wing-coverts. This 

 was by no means frequently seen and was not 

 familiar or inquisitive ; consequently no specimen was 

 obtained. 



5. A Petrel, the size of a Cape Pigeon, but greyish brown 



all over the upper parts and white underneath. 

 G. A Petrel, identical in form except that the colour was 

 greyish black all over and the feet and legs quite black, 

 instead of pinkish white and black as in No. 5. 



These six were the only species that I saw here, and, next 

 to the Gygis, the white-breasted Petrels were the most 

 common. As we came close in shore we could see patches 

 of the cliffs freely splashed with white guano. 



On landing we were greeted by numbers of the white 

 Tern, and a short way up from the shore there could be seen 

 scattered here and there solitary young birds perched on 

 the rocks in every stage of down and incipient feathering. 

 Some were just hatched and some just starting their feathers, 

 but the majority were almost ready to fly and with a good 

 deal of provocation would attempt to do so successfully. 

 The old birds were very tame, four or five of them flying close 

 round our heads. Going along the shore to the west their 

 numbers increased and 1 found there one of their eggs. The 

 bird was sitting on it and continued to sit on the spot after 

 I had removed the egg, so long as I was in sight. This egg 

 was addled. Lieut. Shackleton brought back two other eggs 



