lS - 2 MORGAN — Observation on Cormorant* and Bird Temperatures. 



been recently dropped: I noticed that, though the shells were 

 scattered about any suitable rock, the opercula were in heaps, 

 at the edge of the cliff, the bird had therefore extracted the 

 mollusc where the shell was broken, and carried it to the edge 

 of the cliff to eat it, this would point to either the Osprey or 

 Sea Eagle being the carrying agent, for both these birds select 

 prominent spots, from which they can see all round, for their 

 feeding places. While at Pondalowie we saw an Osprey pick 

 up something from thesea in its talons, and fly off to the 

 beach to devour it. On Saturday, April 29th, we started on 

 our return, as time would not now allow of our yisiting 

 Dangerous Keef, or the Banks Island. Saturday afternoon 

 was spent ashore on Troubridge Island, and four cormorants 

 secured. Capt. White also collected a specimen in immature 

 plumage of the Double banded Dotterel (Cirrepedesmus 

 hici net us). 



The cormorants were all of the orange faced species 

 (77. V. liypoleucus). 



No. Sex Total Wing Carpus Spread Oulmen Wt. 



length axilla to tip 



— Stomach Contents. — 



No. 1, Large Leather jacket; No. 2, 1 Small Cuttle fish, 

 fishbones; No. 3. Fish bones, 8 shells of 4 species, mostly 

 cockles; No. 4, 2 Flathead, fish bones. 



The shells found in the stomach of No. 4 and No. 29 of the 

 first series were possibly swallowed to assist in the disinte- 

 gration of the food. Both birds were shot in localities where 

 there were no stones available. 



— Temperatures. — 



The temperatures of six penguins {Eudypiula minor 

 undina) were taken. No. 1, 104.2 F.; No. 2, 100.2 F.; No. 3, 

 100.2 F .; No. 4, 100.0 F.; No. 5, 100.0 F.; No. 6, 103.0 F. 







to tip 













cm. 



cm. 



cm. 



cm. 



cm. 



lbs. 



5 



78.25 



47.00 



29.25 



111.25 



7.90 



4i 



9 



74.50 



50.50 



29.25 



117.25 



7.00 



Ol. 







73.25 



48.25 



29 25 



110.50 



6.60 



3! 



6 



83.75 



54.25 



30.50 



124.00 



7.20 



0* 



