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July 20th — off mouth of the Plata.— & off the R. Negro

Saw a Petrel 2/3 ½ of size of the Pintado but slighter built with much finer wings longer tail: above "gull" coloured, beneath white, easily recognized by a narrow blackish line extending only the wings to centre of body; of a curvilinear figure resembling an S : scale of gorge with dark mark.— Extremity of tail black band (?) do not follow ships, rather

This is very clearly the same sort seen by Capt. Cook. Lat 35°— on passage to Cape of Good Hope:—

Petrel (1335) off mouth of Plata

[The specimen numbers, such as 1335, are found in the Ornithological notes].

Off R. Negro & Plata, Petrel rather bigger than Pintado.— uniform sooty blackish; ∴ more intense than the great one [illeg] : habits somewhat similar does not frequent ships

Saw Terns 70 miles off coast of R. Negro

Off St Helena 120 miles saw flocks of the snow white Tern

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Pintado¹ follows ships; flight rather heavier, expands tail; more on the water; dives; harsh cry; social; seen to alight to feed.— Flys at night —

Great Quebrantahuesos.— often on water, an albatros flight. Breed at Port Melaspina.—

Great Nelly or Quebrantahuesos

Albatros.— One of these was seen by officers at Port St Antonia twice to pursue kill & eat a diver Hen: the bird tried to fly away.— The Albatross continued to strike heavily; till at last as this bird rose from a dive, the Albatross with one bite separated the head:— often kill young gulls. St Julian.—

Mr Sorrell² says Cape Pidgeon bred in S Georgia

There are [illeg]

Excepting a pidgeon generally all silent

¹ The Cape Petrel, which Darwin later noted 'often approached close to the stern of the Beagle…the constant attendants on vessels traversing these southern seas.' listed as Daption capense in Birds, p. 140.

² Thomas Sorrell was Acting Boatswain on the Beagle.

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December 15th.— Lat. 42° 20'. — (1833)

First saw any of the Cape pidgeons; there were also very many Mother Cary's (1349) chickens, Large Nelly & the black one 2/3 in size: the blue gull-like (1335) Petrel, of which I have specimen: the small blue grey sort, with tortuous dark line: & the one blackish grey petrel specimen (1624) : The 2 latter I saw from the mouth of the Plata.—

Petrel (1624) not so social as (1335) but rather more numerous.—

April 10th (1834).— NW of Falkland Islands: same Petrel 2/3 size of Cape Pidgeon: wings slighter, more pointed flight most rapid.— Whole back & head soft-black (brown coverts to wings).— belly white, throat & gorge black (this latter most distinguishing character

May, off the St. Pintadoes & (1335) were abundant

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Many Pintadoes & Grey Petrel

June off — West Coast T del F

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Mr. Sorrell states that in S Georgia the only places that the Petrels breed

They arrive in September: do not stay the winter.— The Pintadoes

Mother Cary chicken.— Grey Petrel build in cliffs, the latter in holes

They arrive very regularly & also depart when winter comes & the cliffs are covered with snow.—

The Albatrosses remain the whole year.—

Pintado dives, but not above a foot or two deep: utter reiterated various harsh cry whilst fighting for food.—

Saw small blue S Petrel. Lat 37°. West Patagonia

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Between Caledonia & New Zealand, Capt. Cook first met albatross in Lat 27°. Long 171.. 43.—

East coast of New Zealand, 43.30' first saw Pintadoes

Lat 55°. Blue Petrel

Mr Forster found foxes dung at S. Georgia.— Mr Sorrell says no.—

Capt. Cook 2d Voyage much ornithology de Mase Antarctica.—

West Coast

Lat 36. 30.— Blue small Petrel "[canube]" & Pintadoes

Lat 34. 30. Immense numbers of Pintadoes & some Port Famine black Petrel

Valparaiso immense numbers of Pintadoes

Manuel d. Ornithologie¹ much information about ornithology de Mase Antarctica

[small sketch]

¹ Lesson, René-Primevère. 1828. Manuel d'ornithologie, ou description des genres et des principales espéces d'oiseaux. 2 vols. Paris: Roret. vol. 1 Text vol. 2 Text

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The little Grebe-like Petrel of T del Fuego found in Chonos Archipelago Lat 44°. 30'

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[See Journal of researches, pp. 354-355.]

Breeding place &c V 213(z) of figure of S on wing - Blue Petrel

A reference to p. 213v note (z) of the Zoological diary [Zoology notes, p. 190.]:
"The Petrel (1782) I saw between Falkland Islands & Patagonia. Mr Stokes says they build on the Landfall Islands, in holes about a yard deep, even ½ a mile, on the hills, from the sea.— somewhat like Puffins.— If a person stamps on the ground, many will come out of one hole: eggs elongated white, about size of pidgeon.— [correction] I find I am mistaken. this observation of Mr Stokes applies to the small blue petrel with waving dark line (like S) on the wings." Identified as Prion vittatus Cuv. in Birds, p. 141.

Pintado occupied three degrees north of Iquique 16°—17°.—

In White Cape Pidgeons stomach small shells (patellae) same sh fucus & numerous pebbles. Smelt most offensively