observed in the South Pacific Ocean. 



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its apex a degree or two farther south. I subjoin a table 

 showing the position at noon of each day, tlie repetition o£ 

 Oct. 28 being occasioned by the crossing on that date of the 

 180th meridian. 



Date. 



Latitude. 



Long-itiide. 



October 23 34 17 S. 153 9 E. 



„ 24 35 43 S. 158 1 E. 



„ 25 37 17 S. 162 48 E. 



26 39 1 S. 167 44 E. 



27 40 28 S. 172 51 E. 



„ 28 (No. 1) 42 33 S. 177 37 E. 



„ 28 (No. 2) 44 21 S. 176 54 W. 



29 45 56 S. 171 33 W. 



„ 30 47 10 S. 166 W. 



31 47 58 S. 160 18 W. 



November 1 48 13 S. 154 21 W. 



„ 2 48 25 S. 148 23 W. 



„ 3 48 22 S. 142 14 W. 



„ 4 48 23 S. 136 2 W. 



„ 5 48 15 S. 130 3 W. 



„ 6 48 11 S. 123 59 W. 



„ 7 ..... . 47 46 S. 117 66 W. 



„ 8 47 17 S. Ill 35 W. 



9 46 22 S. 105 35 W. 



„ 10 44 44 S. 100 9 W. 



„ 11 43 6 8. 94 39 W. 



„ 12 41 23 S. 89 20 W. 



„ 13 39 19 S. 84 31 W. 



„ 14 37 21 S. 79 50 W. 



„ 15 35 6 S. 75 34 W. 



„ 16 Valparaiso 



Oceanites oceanicus.* Yellow-webbed Storm -Petrel. 



A few small dark Petrels were seen on Oct. 24, which 

 I believe were of this species. I next noticed one at 

 2.30 P.M. on Oct. 26, flying about a hundred yards in the 

 rear of the ship, the white rump being very conspicuous. 

 I noted one again the following day, Oct. 27, about two 

 hundred yards behind the ship. This species rarely ap- 



* The nomenclature used is that of Mr. G. M. Mutliews' "Birds of 

 Australia." 



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