FEEDING HABITS OF THE SOUTH POLAR SKUA CATHARACTA MACCORMICKI

Summary. This paper compares the feeding habits of two groups of skuas breeding at Cape Royds. Six of the many skua pairs nesting in the area were able to obtain food at the penguin rookery while all others fed at sea. Observations are recorded establishing the reality of this division and how little most skuas were attracted to the rookery. Neither the order of settling of the skua colonies nor the flight paths used by the breeding birds to the...