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shouldered and carried back to camp. They were all I could 

 carry with my gun, three ducks (//. glacialis) and twelve 

 Band'erling ((7. aroiarla). 



On September 4th we had to haul out of a bad pocket and 

 over the ice about two miles. Launching again we, after a 

 wet passage, reached a shoal about southeast of Kotelnoi Isl- 

 and. Found plenty of driftwood, so pitched camp and 

 partially dried our clothing. 1 got some birds here, eider 



ARCTIC DUCKS. 



ducks, gulls, and paiaropes, which came in handy for food. 

 No seals were seen. The flora of Bennett Island, Thaddeus 

 and Kotelnoi are much the same. Kotelnoi on its south- 

 eastern part is moderately high, with a small beach in places. 

 While passing along the shore would be seen at intervals a 

 large white owl {Nyetea nivca~), sitting silent and alone. 



After leaving Kotelnoi, on the night of September 7th, we 

 experienced a severe gale, several times shipping very heavy 



