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clad entirely in down, inclusive of the flippers. The down was 

 smoke-grey, except on the lower part of the breast and the abdo- 

 men, where it was dingy white. 



23rd. — I have had one of the nestlings photographed (ante, 

 p. 330). I wished to have both birds photographed in one picture, 

 but they were extremely obstinate and self-willed, and could not 

 both be kept motionless. After many attempts one bird was kept 

 motionless, and two negatives obtained. One of these shows the 

 bird in a standing attitude, with the tarso-metatarsus in contact 

 with the ground. After being photographed it was given to a 

 friend, and lived on very friendly terms with his spaniel, but at 

 last disappeared, and its fate is unknown. 



Sandy Bay, Tasmania. 



