IV 
Januaiy 27-31, I963 
Ar^ntim Islands area « Leiaaire Channel, Danmburg Islai:»3e, Berthelot 
Islets (British Base Is on Gallndez) 
Lesiaire Cbam^l, Jan. 27-26} Pleneau Island, Jan. 26} Peterasann Island, 
Jan. 28} Galindez Islaid, Jan, 29} Cape Tuxen and Green Island, northem- 
BK»8t Of the Berthelots, Jan. 33.* 
Galindez Base gets its fresh water from a Inr^ pond (lake?) behind the 
station. Many seals were basking on the ice cakes, thick in all directions, 
south of Gallndez, im>re seals over a larger area than ar^ in which we had 
seen any large number of them. Two whales were s^n north of Galindez on 
the 29th, 
An interesting and well populated area, animal, as well ae "vegetable” - 
wise, birds breed in this area. The following list was given to me 
by Mr, B, Lewis of the British Base here on Galindez: 
Dominican (black-backed gull) - a year-round resident, an Interegting 
record} great skua (breeds); antarctic (or is it the swallow-tailed?) tern 
(breeds)} giant petrel (visitor only), always seems to appear in bad weather, 
several to half a dozen of them; sheath-bill (winter visitor); Wilson's storm 
petrel (breeds); snow petrel (breeds locally); Adelie penguins (are on Jalour 
and Petermann Islands); Gentoos also on the last-named islai^; chlnstrape 
(casual visitors to the airea); Emperor Penguin (seen once); blue-eyed cor- 
morant (shag) (breeds), A cormorant colony, not seen by us, is located on 
Winter Island. 
On Peterman Island both Gentoos and Adelies have rookeries; among the 
Gentoos ane Adelie made itself at home. On a rocky peak across a snow field 
