Many year-old adelies, three crab-eaters, six sea- leopards, one Weddell and two blue whales were seen.

The air temperature, which had been down to 25ｰ Fahr.

on December 21, had risen to 34ｰ Fahr.

While we were working along leads to the southward in the afternoon, we counted fifteen bergs.

Three of these were table-topped, and one was about 70 ft high and 5 miles long.