Appendix. 321 
October 12th, 1898. 
Water, 62°; air, 56°; lat., 31° 54 S. ; long., то? 9’ W. No new 
birds were seen. The chief was out, and shot three albatrosses of 
the same kind as we saw on the 7th and 8th, as well as two 
grey-backed petrels. 
October 13th, 1898. 
Water, 59^; air, 56°; lat, 30° 37’ S.; long., 9° 45’ W. The 
birds are about the same in number to-day, but a new kind of petrel, 
Cymodroma melanogastra, has put in an appearance. We caught 
two specimens of Diomedea melanophrys ; they had in their stomachs 
partly digested octopus. A great many porpoises were seen, also 
two whales, but the latter were too far away for us to be able to 
determine what kind they were. 
October 15th, 1898. 
Water, 56°; air, 54^; lat, 37°, 31' S.; long, 8? gi! W. Two 
Cape Pigeons were caught to-day and prepared. ‘The contents of 
their stomachs were mainly an oily fluid, mixed with a substance 
like the roe of a fish. 
October 16th, 1898. 
Water, 53°; air, 48°; lat, 38° 29’ S.; long., 5° 51’ W. Two 
new kinds of birds were seen to-day. A petrel with a white head 
(4strelata) as also a Lestris. 
October 18th, 1898. 
Water, 50°; air, 53°; lat, 40? 27’ S.; long. o? 21’ E. We 
caught one Diomedea melanophrys, also seven Cape Pigeons. Most 
of the birds caught up to date have recently started moulting. 
October 19th, 1898. 
Water, 51°; air, 48°; lat., 39^ 55' S. ; long., 3° 16 E. Again, 
a new bird has been seen to-day (Puffinus). We have caught two 
of this species, and seven Cape Pigeons. 
October 20th, 1898. 
Water 51°; air, 54°; lat., 40° 27' S. ; long., 5° 22 E. Puffinus 
is about in hundreds to-day. 
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