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and detail. Then small sketches of some more Medusae and 

 of an- Actinia " attached to the Medusae by the footstalk." 

 A good picture of Velella lata was given and a couple of small 

 sketches of Devil's Tower, 350 feet high, Bass Strait from the 

 North and. from the West. 



A series of paintings of Petrels' heads and feet interest us 

 much more.. 



The first is " Head of Great Black Petrel, expanse of wing 

 7 feet. Sept. 6, 1853 ; length of bill 4 inches. Also Nov. 3." 

 In ink has been added Procellaria gigantea. Details are noted 

 on the opposite sheet. " Taken on 1st Septr. with line baited 

 with a piece of pork. Length from extremity of bill to 

 extremity of tail. 1 ft. 8 in. Expanse of wings about 3 ft. 

 6 in. After death the reddish colour of the beak and legs 

 faded to. a dirty colour." A note is given, see Petrel No. 2, 

 and these items refer to it, which is a nice painting of a head 

 of Priocella antarctica Stephens, where, however, the date is 

 given as -Sept. 25th, 1853. 



The next painting is the "head of Albatross taken 13th 

 Sept. 1853. Expanse of wings 7 feet, length of bill 4| inches." 

 This can easily be recognised as Thalassarche melanoyohris. 

 Interposed among these paintings of birds' heads is a sketch 

 of the cabin of the " Wm. Ernst." 



The next is the head of T. chrysostoma imm. Called " Lesser 

 Albatross, 9th Oct. ; 1853 ; length of bill 4| inches/' 



Then comes "Head of Great Albatross, Oct. 11, 1853, 

 expanse of wings 11 feet. Beak, 6 inches long." This shows 

 the head of Diomedea exulans, the bird showing the brown 

 cap, the meaning of which is yet undetermined, being com- 

 monly ascribed to immaturity, though breeding colonies are 

 known. The next is the head and foot of a " Tern taken 

 1.1th October, 1853." 



A beautiful painting of the head of an "Albatross, 12th 

 Oct., 1853. Beak, 4 inches long. Expanse of wing. 7 feet." 

 is recognisable as that of Thalassogeron chrysostoma. while a 

 detailed painting of the " Foot of Albatross on the preceding 

 page, 12 Oct., 1853," follows. 



