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penguin over his shoulders, but without the crown of feathers on his 
head. He described a similar rookery, and also saw some green 
paroquets with a small red spot on the head, and an oblong slaty or 
purple spot at the root of the bill, and with straight beaks. Mr. Eld 
was too much exhausted to return with him to get specimens, and the 
hour being late, it was necessary to return to the boat, which had been 
waiting for some time for them. The quarter-master succeeded in 
getting his penguins to the boat, but Mr. Eld’s began floundering about, 
and although their legs were tied, managed to get into the water, where 
they were at home, and were soon out of reach. The tying of the legs, 
did not seem any impediment to their exertions in the water, and thus 
several interesting specimens of natural history were lost, the trouble 
that it cost making them doubly valuable. With great difficulty Mr. 
Eld reached the boat, for having again missed his foothold, he fell among 
the kelp, but by the timely aid of those on board he was rescued. After 
an hour’s tug at their oars they reached the ship in safety. During 
their absence the ship sounded with a line of three hundred fathoms, 
two and a-half miles from the shore, but no bottom was found. The 
temperature of the water at the surface was 43°, and at 300 fathoms 
deep 39°. The current was tried, but none found. The south end of 
Macquarie Island lies in latitude 54° 44'S., and longitude 159° 49' E. 
The island is high and much broken; it is apparently covered with 
verdure, although a long, tufted rank grass was the only plant seen by 
those who landed. 
The highest peak on the island is from 1200 to 1500 feet high, and 
as far as our observations extended, it had neither tree nor shrub on it. 
At 6 p.m. the ship filled away, and at eight was abreast of the Bishop 
and Clerk. Macquarie Island affords no inducement for a visit, and as 
far as our examination went, has no suitable place for landing with a 
boat. The only thing I had to regret was not being able to make ita 
magnetic station. 
On the 11th and 12th nothing particular occurred on board the 
Peacock. All sail was set, and running to the southward on the 13th, 
in latitude 61° 30’ §., longitude 161° 05’ E., the first ice-islands wero 
seen; the dip was observed with Lloyd’s and Dolland’s needles, which 
made it 86° 53’. There was no occasion on the night of the 13th to 
light the binnacle-lamps, as newspaper print could be read with ease at 
midnight. On the 14th, while still making much progress to the south, 
and passing occasionally icebergs and brash ice, the water appeared 
somewhat discoloured. Robinson’s, Lloyd’s, and Dolland’s needles gave, 
the same day, in the cabin, 86° 37’ for the dip, and in the ward-room 
86° 46’. Albatrosses, Cape pigeons, and other birds about. 
On the 15th they passed many ice-islands. The weather was thick, 
and snow fell at intervals; the wind continued from the westward. 
Many whales were seen; albatrosses, petrels, and Cape pigeons were 
