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pool, before noticed, a colony of Herring Gulls and Lesser Black- 

 backed Gulls had their widely scattered nests, and Eider Ducks, 

 even at this considerable altitude, were breeding commonly. In 

 the various goes of smaller dimensions than the two before men- 

 tioned, Shags, Guillemots, and Razor-bills were breeding, often 

 in perfectly accessible situations, and Rock Doves were also seen. 

 Some of the Razor-bills had laid their eggs in very simple 

 places, under big boulders* or stones on the level or sloping rocks; 

 and by lying down on one's stomach, close to the edge of the cliff, 

 and reaching down, others could easily be taken without a rope. 

 On the lower rocks along the sea-margin, great numbers of Shags 

 sat in groups, and in the surf below Eider Drakes and Ducks, and 

 various rock-birds swam about. One pair of Great Black-backed 

 Gulls had their nest somewhere near the west end, above the Seals' 

 pool, though I could not find it. 



My friend U. scrambled over the eastern part of the rock 

 which rises above the lower central portion, above a range of cliffs 

 facing west, the climb being easy, and having evidently been 

 often used before. He found the same birds breeding here as on 

 the other portions, and took a few more eggs. By this time, Capt. 

 MacGillivray began to feel a little anxious, and shewed signs of 

 impatience by blowing the horn. We heard it the third or fourth 

 time and complied, but were deaf to the first two appeals, as we 

 were determined to do the island as thoroughly as possible before 

 leaving. Besides, I was keeping an eye upon the western ocean, 

 and there appeared no increase of wind or swell to prevent our 

 getting off again. 



We landed on Haskeir about 12 o'clock, and boarded the yacht 

 again at 3-30 p.m., and in this time I believe we saw all that 

 could be done during a land survey. We also saw the S.E. side 

 well from the boat, and a portion of the S.W. side from the deck 

 of the yacht on the 30th May, but we were not able to narrowly 

 inspect the S.W. shore from the boat, owing to the surf. 



Bidding an unwilling adieu to "the toothed rocks" of Haskeir 



* Perhaps worthy of the notice of the Boulder Committee. Such, however, 

 were scarce. I only remember two of any size, and these lay on the lower 

 part of the island, near or on the summit of the sloping rocks, and facing the 

 west. At the time, I neglected to take more careful stock of their situation 

 and appearance, and I do not now feel certain that they were ice-carried 

 boulders. 



