_Oestrelata macroptera_ moults in May, lays in July. _Oestrelata mollis_ lays in November. _Pachyptila vittata Keyteli_ lays in September. _Priofinus cinereus_ lays in May and June. _Sterna vittata_ lays in November. _Stercorarius antarcticus_ lays in August. _Anous stolidus_ arrives in September, lays in November, but goes away for the winter. _Eudyptes chrysocome_ moults and leaves the island in March, comes again in August, and lays in September. A thrush (_Nesocichla eremita_) and a finch (_Nesospiza acunhae_) are found on Inaccessible Island, but seem to have left Tristan. Wilson petrels, Cape hens, Cape pigeons and gulls are not often seen and do not nest on the island. A diving petrel is frequently seen, but no eggs have been found. With regard to sea-life, fish abound in plenty in the kelp about the island. The naturalist had little opportunity for a collection of specimens. The following is the list given by Mrs. K. M. Barrow, who spent three years on the island:[22] [Illustration: THE SURFACE OF A GLACIER, SHOWING NUMEROUS CREVASSES _Photo: Wilkins_] [Illustration: SEA-ELEPHANTS IN TUSSOCK GRASS _Photo: Wilkins_] Blue-fish, Snoek (_Thyrsites atun_), Mackerel (_Scomber colias_), Five finger (_Chilodactylus fasciatus Lac_), Soldier-fish, Craw-fish and Klip-fish. The southern blue whale is occasionally seen, as are also seals and sea-elephants. Sharks are common, and several were caught from the ship whilst lying off Nightingale and Inaccessible Islands. We arrived at Gough Island on May 27th. At first sight it appears as a green island clothed in verdure. As we approached the western side we saw a number of birds, prions, wandering albatross, mollymauks, a diving petrel, skua gulls and terns. Both _Phoebetria cornicoides_ and _P. fusca_ were seen. After rounding south-west and south points few birds were seen except skua gulls and terns, and they were not common. No albatross were seen on the eastern side during the whole of our visit. Just after passing south-east point Wilkins saw what he thought was a noddy tern (_Anous stolidus_), which was previously reported as visiting the island. Immediately on landing on the Glen beach buntings (_Nesospiza goughensis_) came tamely about, but did not let themselves be caught by hand. Numbers were seen feeding on flies, which swarmed in the decaying seaweed, and also inland, where they were seen on the stems of tussock grass or clinging to the branches of the tea plant (_Chenopodium tomentosum_). They were found everywhere up to the level of the thicker vegetation, which ends at about 2,000 feet. There are two types: one, black-throated and mouse-coloured; the other, light and dark brown, with yellowish markings. They were feeding together, and seen to be in about equal numbers and of equal size.