/x- 
(Pliactlioii). boobies, noddies, the white tern iiiyi^is). speci- 
mens of endemic land birds and of a unique hzard. and other 
material. Fernando Xoronha was the last land sighted on the 
outward \-oyage. 
in the South Atlantic animal life was far more abundant 
than we had found it within the Tropics. Birds, mostly of 
the order Tubinare^. were exceeding-ly numerous and the only 
drawback to successful cnlk-ctino- was the prevailino- rough 
sea. However, on a ver\- few occassions during quiet weather, 
1 was able to lower my dory and shoot good bags of birds, 
in addition to which a few were caught from time to time on 
fish lines from the stern of the brig. 
vSouth Georgia was not sighted until Xovemlier jj;, \')i-. 
so that more than half of the \ear had passed liefore I could 
begin on the real business 
anciior on Novemlier 24. ai 
Bay, the principal harbor o 
offer good sealing grounds ( 
factories and to the com inn; 
the modern whaling indu>lr 
the 
exi)edit 
I while 
We came to 
n Cumljcrland 
'Idiis region did not 
cfuse from the whale 
steamers engaged in 
t. On December 13, 
