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and rested upon the sea. At this time of year “ billing” is 
the order of the day, and this is a strong characteristic of the 
Albatrosses of these waters. There is a bond of sympathy 
between the birds, judging from the fact that one wounded 
in the wing by us in the harbour had swum round to the 
rookery (about three miles), and was there found resting 
upon the water, unable to fly. The others left it when we 
approached. 
•/- Thalassogeron chlororhynchus (Gm.); Salvin, Cat. B. 
xxv. p. 451. 
Of the Yellow-nosed Albatross I saw no nests ; but birds 
were observed near the entrance to the harbour of our last 
anchorage (Fuller's). Suitable lofty islets were near this 
coast, and the birds in adult plumage would probably be 
breeding there, or on the cliffs to the southward of Christmas 
Harbour. This species makes an addition to the list of 
Kerguelen birds. 
-h Phcebetria fuliginosa (Gm.); Salvin, Cat. B. xxv. p. 453. 
In its adult stage the Sooty Albatross is well known to 
naturalists. Its habits upon the hills at the time of nidifica- 
tion require no particular mention. A trumpet-like screech 
and cat-like noise seem to be the vocabulary of this bird, 
as it wends its curving flight along the face of the cliffs, in 
the low^er parts of which it places its nest. January 5th saw 
me investigating three nests on Murray Island in Royal 
Sound. Two were within three feet of each other, while the 
third was several hundred yards away, but all were placed 
under ledges of rocks some 300 feet high and facing the sea. 
The first nest contained an egg w 7 hich was undoubtedly 
addled, as I became aware when blowing it, and so were the 
other persons in the cabin; yet upon this egg the bird still 
sat. Two nests placed together contained, respectively, a 
young bird a few days old, and an egg with an almost 
matured embryo. This egg I took, and five days later I 
annexed the young of the other nest. All this time the egg- 
nest was still being sat upon by the Sooty Albatross. The 
young one, when left by its parent, stood up to assert its 
