356 Mr. W. Eagle Clarke on the 
As stated in ‘The Ibis’ for 1906 (p. 170), it was 
occasionally seen in the summer of 1903 about the cliffs at 
Laurie Island, where it was considered probable that a few 
were nesting. I mentioned (/. ¢c.) that its breeding-haunts 
remained unknown. Since then, however, I have learned 
that the Swedish Expedition under Nordenskjéld found it 
nesting at Cape Roquemaurel, on the west coast of Louis 
Philippe Land (Anderson, ¢. c. p. 43). 
A coloured drawing made by the artist to the expedition 
shews the maxilla and mandible tipped with black, the 
middle portion of the bill pale flesh-coloured, and the base 
and nares pale cobalt-blue. The feet are pale flesh-coloured, 
the webs washed with yellow, and the claws black. ‘The iris 
is dark brown, and the pupil blue-black. 
PaGopROMA NIvEA (Gm.). 
Payodroma nivea Cat. Birds, xxv. p. 419. 
The Snowy Petrel being a native of the Antarctic 
Continent, it is not surprising to find that it was one of the 
most abundant and most frequently.observed species which 
came under the notice of the Expedition in the Weddell 
Sea. During both the southern voyages of the ‘ Scotia,’ 
there was hardly a day on which this beautiful bird was 
not met with—often in great numbers. It was most 
abundant in the neighbourhood of the pack, and became 
less numerous as soon as open water clear of ice was 
entered. 
The extremes of latitude between which this bird was met 
with during the voyages of the ‘ Scotia’ were from 59° 44! 
to 74° 1! S. (off Coats Land, the Ultima Thule of the 
Expedition). Longitudinally it occurred from 12° 49! to 
43° 40! W. On the voyage from Coats Land northwards 
to Gough Island it was not observed beyond 68° 32'S, 
(2° 4QE We): 
The Snowy Petrel was sometimes seen in flocks around 
the ship, and often followed it all the day long. It was seen 
to capture fish at or near the surface of the water. 
