332 Mr. W. Eagle Clarke on the 
on the ice, which was captured. In 74° 1’ S. (22° W,), 
while the ‘Scotia’ was for several days fast in the pack off 
Coats Land, until March 14th, an extraordinary number of 
these Penguins were seen on the ice around the ship, and 
many were captured with a view to providing food for the 
expedition should it be compelled to winter in the pack. 
While the ship was thus incarcerated, Piper Kerr played on 
his pipes to one of the captive Penguins which was tethered 
on the ice, but it is said that neither rousing marches, lively 
reels, nor melancholy laments seemed to have any effect 
on this lethargic and phlegmatic bird: it was absolutely 
indifferent to them all ! 
Some of the individuals captured weighed close on 80 lbs., 
and it was all that a man could do to lead one of them up 
to the ship. With their beaks they bit fairly hard, while 
with their long, flipper-like wings they dealt severe blows. 
None were seen after the ‘Scotia’ escaped from the ice 
and proceeded northwards. 
PycoscELis ANTARCTICA (Forster). 
Pygoscelis antarctica Cat. Birds, xxvi. p. 634. 
Ringed Penguins were abundant in the South Orcadian 
waters and were seen at sea during the easterly run towards 
the South Sandwich Group in February 1903. Afterwards, 
when the ‘Scotia’ was proceeding southwards, these birds 
were met with at intervals until latitude 69° 39’ S. 
(22° 58’ W.) was reached on February 20th. On the 
return passage to the Orkneys they were met with in 
67° 39’ S. 
For the second voyage there were but few records, but it 
is said that several individuals were seen by one of the sailors 
on March 18th (1904) when the ‘Scotia’ was in latitude 
71° 22’ S. (16° 34’ W.). The only other observation is for 
April Ist, on which date some were noticed on the water in 
60° 33’ 8. (12° W.)—the last the ‘Scotia’ naturalists were 
to see of a bird to our knowledge of which they have 
added so much. 
