On every part of the island visited the sharp “Chuck! chuck!” of water hens could be heard, and several were shot for specimens. They were shy, and at sight of man hastened in amongst the tussock grass, where it was impossible to see them. The frontal shield is bright red; bill and feet, bright yellow; plumage, black and cinnamon. All parts of the Glen which gave a sufficient depth of earth and which were not overgrown with trees were honeycombed with the burrows of different kinds of petrels. They did not come out by daylight, but their croaking frequently betrayed them, and in this way several specimens were added to the collection, These included _Priofinus cinereus_ and broad-billed prions (_Pachyptila vittata Keyteli_). At night a large fire was lighted on the beach, and several specimens were shot as they flew inwards through the light. Some of them fell into the tussock grass, and in the dark could not be found. In the morning, when taken up, they were seen to have been almost entirely picked to pieces and eaten by mice, which swarmed in large numbers at the foot of the Glen. These mice are the ordinary _Mus musculus_, and were no doubt introduced by earlier landing parties. On several parts of the island were large penguin rookeries, deserted at this time of year except for a few straggling Rockhoppers (_Eudyptes chrysocome_). The thrush, common on Nightingale and Inaccessible Islands, was not seen at all on Gough Island. No albatross or mollymauk nests were seen, but there might have been some on the north-west side, which is the most exposed to the winds, and thus most likely to be selected by these birds. The collection of birds from Gough Island numbered over fifty specimens, referable to nine species: _Garrodia Nereis Chubbi_ (Matthews), which was shot as it flew over the light of the camp fire. _Priofinus cinereus_, found in burrows on the hill. _Oestrelata mollis_ (Gould), found in burrows near the beach. Their croakings could be heard all night. _Pachyptila vittata Keyteli_ (Matthews), found as above. From the noise they were making there must have been many in the neighbourhood of the camp. _Stercorarius antarcticus_ (Lesson). Skuas were not common, and only about twenty were seen during the visit. _Sterna vittata_ (Reich). Many terns were seen, both in adult and juvenile plumage. _Nesospiza Goughensis_ (Eagle Clarke). Birds of this type were brought back by the Scotia and described by Eagle Clarke, Orn. Report Scottish Nat. Antarctic Expedition. They have been classed as two species, but from examination of the twenty-eight specimens in the _Quest_ collection it is thought that these birds are of one species, and the difference in plumage can be accounted for by age. (N.B. See paper by Mr. P. R. Lowe, M.B.O.U.)