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Pycosce.is ADELIZ (Hombr. et Jacq.). 
Pygoscelis adelie Cat. Birds, xxvi. p. 632. 
The Adélie Penguin—another native of the Antarctic 
Continent—was not observed during the first voyage into 
the Weddell Sea until the latitude of 69° 46’ S. (20° 58’ W.) 
was attained on February 21st, 1903, the day on which the 
expedition made the acquaintance of the Emperor Penguin, 
which shares with this species the distinction of being the 
most southerly representatives of its order. On the following 
day, when the ‘ Scotia’ reached her furthest south (71° 21’) 
for the season, the birds were very abundant; and on the 
return passage to the Orkneys were seen almost daily in 
considerable numbers. On one occasion some twenty to 
thirty were observed seated on an iceberg from forty to 
fifty feet high, to obtain a footing on which others were 
seen jumping out of the water on to the berg’s precipitous 
slippery sides, and holding on where Mr. Bruce believes no 
other bird or mammal could. ‘They took advantage of the 
wash of the sea, but often had to try again and again ere they 
succeeded in landing on the lowest ledges of the berg. 
During the 1904 voyage this bird was not logged until 
March 6th, when a few examples were noted in 73° 30'S. 
(21°38' W.). A few more were observed on the northward 
passage, but not beyond 61° 25’ S. (12° 47' W.). 
Three adults captured on February 25rd, 1903, were still 
in moult, having only partially assumed their new coats 
of blue-black tipped with steely blue. 'The temperature of 
these specimens was found to be 102°-103° F. 
OcraNiTEs ocEANICcUS (Kuhl). 
Oceanites oceanicus Cat. Birds, xxv. p. 358. 
After the nesting-season this little Petrel becomes a great 
wanderer on the face of the ocean. As such it was almost 
daily to be seen in numbers, both at sea and among the ice, 
throughout the voyages of the ‘ Scotia ’—being observed as 
fer south as 72° 22’, while northwards it was present in 
abundance off Gough Island (40° 19! 8.). 
It was one of those birds which followed in the wake of 
