. Discovery reports. Discovery (Ship); Scientific expeditions; Ocean; Antarctica; Falkland Islands. BIRDS OF THE SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS 353 Orkneys we see the same curious distribution which was observed in the South Shet- lands, P. adeliae preponderating in the eastern half of the group, and P. antarctica in the western half. The birds come ashore in early October, and egg-laying begins in the last few days. 6d INACCESSIBLE ISLANDS. Fig. I. Chart of the South Orkney Islands showing the positions of breeding-places, which are indicated by letters under the place names. Small letters indicate tha
. Discovery reports. Discovery (Ship); Scientific expeditions; Ocean; Antarctica; Falkland Islands. BIRDS OF THE SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS 353 Orkneys we see the same curious distribution which was observed in the South Shet- lands, P. adeliae preponderating in the eastern half of the group, and P. antarctica in the western half. The birds come ashore in early October, and egg-laying begins in the last few days. 6d INACCESSIBLE ISLANDS. Fig. I. Chart of the South Orkney Islands showing the positions of breeding-places, which are indicated by letters under the place names. Small letters indicate that breeding birds are present, and capitals that large numbers of birds (5000 or more) nest in the localities. A, a. Pygoscelis adeliae. B, b. Pygoscelis antarctica. C,c. Pygoscelis papua. D, d. Macronectes giganteus. E, e. Daption capensis. /. Pagodroma nivea. G. Priocella antarctica. H. Pachyptila desolata banksi. , i. Oceanites oceanictis. k. Fregetta tropica melanogaster. I. Catharacta skua loniibergi. m. Lams dominicanus. n. Sterna hiriindinacea. o. Sterna vittata georgiae. p. Phalacrocorax atriceps. r. Chionis alba. of the month. The staff at the Argentine Meteorological Station stated that every year the date of the first eggs is nearly the same, and that there are always hundreds of eggs to be gathered in the first three days of November. The young are hatched during the first few days of December; but we did not arrive at the islands until January i, so that the early life of the chicks was not observed. From January i to 21, various rookeries were almost continuously under observation, and the habits of the birds closely conformed with the excellent account given by Dr E. A. Wilson in the report of the National Antarctic Expedition (1901-3). A point which continually struck the observer, and is remarked in nearly all previous reports,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration
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