40 Birds observed in North Sea and N. Atlantic. [Ibis, 



4) November. Choppy sea ; a little rain occasionally; wind 

 S.E.-E. 00° 14' N., 3° 3' W. 

 From ten to twelve Fulmars, three Kittivvakes, and two 

 Heriing-Gulls were tlie only birds seen. 



5 November. Culmer ; showers ; wind S.-E. by S. 58° 26' N., 

 8° 48' W. 

 A dozen Fulmars and a few Kittiwakes followed the ship 

 all day. 



On G November we were in the same place. The Fulmars 

 increased in numbers to twenty-five, and one Richardson's 

 Skua was also seen near St. Kilda. 



On 7 November the wind freshened here from S.-S.W. 

 Fulmars and Kiitiwakes became more numerous towards 

 noon. A few Herring-Gulls, one Lesser Black-backed Gull, 

 and one Richardson's Skua (a very dark example) were also 

 seen. Two Manx Shearwaters passed just after dawn, and 

 they were again observed some hours later. 



On 8 November the wind inci^eased from W. by N.-S.W., 

 and the sea was choppy. Fulmars increased still more in 

 numbers until we had over forty in our wake, while many 

 others were seen at a distance. One Richardson's Skua, 

 two Herring-Gulls, and one Lesser Black-backed Gull were 

 also observed. 



On 9 November the wind had increased to a gale S.W— 

 W.N.W., and there were heavy seas. On this day we had 

 from sixty to seventy Fulmars with us, and a few Kittiwakes 

 were also noticed. 



The flight of the Fulmar is most graceful in a strong wind. 

 With wings motionless and rigidly outstretched they sail 

 into the wind close to the surface of the water ; then, when 

 they have lost their momentum, they suddenly beat the 

 slope of an oncoming wave, and, leaving a little track of 

 flying spray, they shoot forward and rise once more into 

 the air. 



I liavc several times, during a gale, observed a Herring- 

 Gull to beat the water with its feet in a manner similar to 



