48 BRLR)KLVN IXSTITUTK MrsEUM. SCIENCE liL'LI.ETIN 2. 4. 
therefore, the "Daisy" weighed anchor and sailed to the Bay 
of Isles near the western termination of South Georgia, an 
isolated region where our Captain had hunted sea-elephants 
during other years; and here we remained at one anchorage 
until the latter part i>i I'ehruary. Wild life was abundant at 
this part of the coast, and as soon as I had pitched a tent 
ashore the collection and preparation of specimens occupied 
all available time during the long hours nf daylight. The 
difficulties of working were gre;it indee<l, chiefly l)ecause the 
camp out lit pruxcd whollv ina(le(|uate Inr the conditions en- 
countered, v'^onth (a-orgi;i is a region of ahiiost continuous 
violent grdes, and ;i tent was |)r;icticall\- worthless. It was 
imiiossible to keep an oil stove burning within it. so that I 
suffered considci-;ibl\- from the cold while preparing specimens, 
and moreover the tent blew down fre(|uently, exposing every- 
thing to the snow ;nid sleet. Eventuallv it blew to shreds, and 
most of the bir<l skins and skeletons had to be dried in the 
o\er-cro\\(le(l cabin of the "Daisv." 'i'here was, of course, 
absolutel\- no slieltered |ilace where I could w i irk on l)oard the 
vessel, ;ind wh;ite\-er I did there had to be done on deck. Very 
often the blizzards made it impossible for a boat to leave the 
ship: and sometime^ we were storm-bound for three succes- 
sive davs so that collecting ])rogressed but slowlv. In order 
to obt.ain skulls, etc., of se.al.s. it was usually necessary for me 
to accompam- the wh.ale bo.ats on long trips, thus losing a 
whole da>- e.ich time and gaining little, for the boats were al- 
ways loaded to the gunwales with blul)ber and could carry 
no heavv si)ecimens b.ick to the ship, .\lucli valual)le work in 
securing skeletons and skins nnght have been ;iccom])lished 
on sexeral occasions but for the fact that i h;id to labor .alone. 
and in the case of these large and he.i\v mamm.als one m.an 
is helpless at such ,in undertaking. 
From the end of February until March 13, iwi;,. the 
"l);iisv" la\- in Possession Iku' where m\- work contiiuied with- 
out much variation. ,\fter st.arting on the homeward \-oyage 
we had a good deal of stormv weather .and I w.as .-ilik- to lower 
for sea birds onl\- twice. ( )n .\pril cS we visited the islet of 
South Trinidad, and although we could not effect a landing" 
because of the surf. 1 sectu'ed a collection of birds and fishes 
several of which have proved to be new to science. Once 
