VII. — On some Birds axd Eggs collected by Me. Geo. Comer 

 AT GouGH Island, Kerguelen Island, and the Island of 

 South Georgia, with extracts from his notes, including 

 A meteorological record for about six months at Gough 

 Island. By G. E. Verrill. 



This paper is based on the collections made by Mr. Comer during 

 two voyages to the Southern hemisphere. The largest collection 

 was made, mainly at Gough Island and Kerguelen, while he was 

 second mate of the sealing schooner "Francis Allyn" of New London, 

 Joseph Fuller, master, on a voyage for seal skins and sea-elephant * 

 oil. The vessel started from New London, Conn., on August 2d, 1887, 

 and, after touching at the Cape Verde Islands, proceeded to Gough 

 Island, where five men were put ashore to kill seals. They then went 

 to East Island, one of the Crozets, and left seven men there for the 

 same purpose, and from there sailed for Kerguelen Island, arriving 

 there Nov. 24th, 1887. Here they remained killing sea-elephants 

 and trying out the oil, until Feb. 5th, 1888, w^hen having a cargo, 

 they went back to East Island and Gough Island. At these islands 

 they were disappointed in finding the men had only obtained 

 about fifty seal skins, so it was decided to stay out another year, 

 leaving a gang at the latter island and going to Cape of Good Hope 

 to ship home the oil and seal skins. After doing this the schooner 

 again returned to Gough Island on August 22d, 1889, left Mr. Comer 

 there with more men, and then sailed for South Georgia. She 

 returned on Jan. 23d, 1889, took off the men, who had taken 311 

 seal skins, and then sailed for home, where they arrived on April 3d, 

 1889, having been gone 20 months and having sailed 32,043 miles.f 



Mr. Comer's other collection was made entirely at South Georgia, 

 while he was on a sealing voyage to that island in the schooner 

 "Express," of Stonington, Conn., in 1885 and 1886. They were 

 there most of the time from Oct. 9th, 1885, to Feb. 11th, 1886, 

 mainly engaged in killing sea-leopards,J; though they also took 63 

 sea-elephants. 



* Macrorhinus leoninus (L.) 



f During the whole voyage, as nearly as I can make out from his journal, they 

 obtained about 850 bbls. of oil, 383 seal skins and 13 "pup" (young seal) skins. 

 X Ogmorhinus leptonyx (Blainv.). 



