SOME NOTES ON LAND-BIRDS 31 



November 17th. — Abeam of Lamock Island N.S.W. 

 distant 10 miles. Wind N.N.E. (5); monsoon moderating. 

 Some kind of wagtail flew on board, but did not remain very 

 long. A gull with deep black margin to its tail was seen — 

 the same kind as yesterday. The sea being very rough 

 plankton has not been seen. 



November 21st. — Hongkong to Saigon. Wind E.N.E. 

 (5); very fine. Left Hongkong at 4 p.m. A great number of 

 locusts on board, whilst in the harbour, and medusae plenti- 

 ful. The only birds seen when passing through the Islands 

 to Gap Kock were a few boobies — brownish colour — and one 

 small land-bird was also seen. 



November 22nd.— Lat. 19-10' N., Long. 112-00' E. Wind 

 N.E.N. (5). Fresh breeze, overcast and thick misty rain all 

 day. Several moths were seen to fly past, which must have 

 come from the mainland or Hainan Island. I also heard 

 one land-bird but did not see it. 



November 23rd.— Lat. 17-00' N., Long. 110-25' E. Our 

 position at daybreak. Wind N.E.N. Fresh breeze and 

 thick misty rain. A flying fish was seen, the first this trip, 

 also it was the only one I saw all day. At noon Lat. 16-02' N. 

 Long. 109-30' E. Similiar weather. A pest of flies fills 

 every room in the ship and I saw one hornet. Towards 

 sunset one booby was seen. 



November 24th. — Cape Varella S. 84° W. 7 miles dis- 

 tant at 5.40 a.m., winds moderate W.N.W. and fine. A gull 

 (L Canus) immature follows astern. Between Davaich Head 

 and Cape Padaran a large yellow butterfly and a dragon fly 

 came on board. 



November 25th. — Passing Cape St. James. Light N.W. 

 winds and cloudy. I saw one tern, and a few insects are 

 met with on the wing hereabouts. 



Voyage from Saigon to Tjilatjap via Batavia, Carimata 

 Straits, Java Sea and Sunda Straits, round the South Coast 

 of Java. Returning through Bali Strait, Java Sea and 

 Macassar Strait, calling at Sebattik in British North Borneo 

 then to Basilan Straits and direct route through the 

 Philippine Islands to Hong Kong. 



December 2nd. — Left Saigon for Batavia on the 30th 

 November. A very strong N.E. monsoon, generally fine, 

 but occasional squalls of rain. A rough sea throughout until 

 the Natuna Islands were passed. When in Lat. 9-30' N., 

 Long. 107-22' E. in the evening of the 30th November, a 

 pair of swallows were seen. Since then nothing has been 

 seen until to-day the 2nd of December, position at noon 

 Lat. 4-02 N., Long. 108-44 E. W 7 hen midway between 



