420 cook's voyage to aug. 



The dimensions and weight of one which was none 

 of the largest, were as follow : 



Feet. Inches. 



Length from the snout to the tail 



Length of the neck, from the snout to > Q 



the shoulder-bone * - - j 



Height of the shoulder - 



Length of the fins < u- _. 



Breadth of the fins < u- j m " / " 



c ( Breadth 



Snout {Depth .... 



Circumference of the neck close to the ears 



Circumference of the body at the shoulder 



Circumference near the hind fins - 



From the snout to the eyes 



Weight of the carcase, without K^ ii 



the head, skin, or entrails ) 

 Head - - - 41 



Skin - - - 205 



I could not find out what these animals feed upon. 

 There was nothing in the maws of those we killed. 



It is worth observing, that, for some days before 

 this date, we had frequently seen flocks of ducks 

 flying to the southward. They were of two sorts, 

 the one much larger than the other. The largest 

 were of a brown colour; and, of the small sort, either 

 the duck or drake was black and white, and the 

 other brown. Some said they saw geese also. Does 

 not this indicate that there must be land to the north, 

 where these birds find shelter, in the proper season, 

 to breed, and from whence they were now returning 

 to a warmer climate ? 



By the time we had got our sea-horses on board, 

 we were, in a manner, surrounded with the ice ; and 

 had no way left to clear it, but by standing to the 

 southward, which was done till three o'clock next 



