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of the Falkland Archipelago. I have in my collection 

 three eggs of this species, which were kindly given to me 

 by the captain of a South Sea whaler, who put into 

 Stanley on his return from those inhospitable regions. 

 He found the nests of these birds fairly numerous along 

 the high ground round Cumberland Bay, South Georgia. 

 The eggs are dirty white in colour, and have a well 

 marked zone of reddish spots at the larger end. They 

 measure respectively I3'2 : 132 : 136 cm. by ^'O: 8"0:7'9 

 cm. In the largest specimen the rufous spots extend 

 almost halfway down the &g^. 



Ossifraga gigantea, "Nelly." Also only a visitor, being 

 invariably driven into the numerous fiords and harbours 

 by stress of weather. I have frequently seen two or three 

 of these birds flying in Stanley harbour when there was a 

 strong wind blowing. Occasionally, one bird, bolder than 

 its companions, would rest on the water near the slaughter- 

 house, and eagerly devour the refuse. But even then the 

 bird would not allow one to get within fifty yards of it, so 

 I was never able to examine one closely. I have never 

 heard of this species nesting on these islands. 



Diomedea chlororhyncha, "Mollymauk." There are not 

 many rookeries of this species on the Falklands. I think 

 the following list of their breeding places is perhaps a 

 complete one : — Keppel Island, West-Point Island, New 

 Island, and the Beauchenes. I have in my collection 

 nine eggs laid by this species. Two came from West 

 Point Island, and the remainder from the Beauchenes. 

 These eggs resemble both in shape and markings those 

 of the albatross ; they are, however, considerably smaller, 

 and the reddish spots at the larger end are much more 

 pronounced. They measure from i ro to io'4 cm. in 

 length, by 6'4 to 6"2 cm. in width. In one of these eggs 

 the spots at the larger end are very minute, the largest 

 measuring i mm. in diameter. 



