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not Seen tili the whole flight is hovering round the lantern ; 

 they also disappear before daybreak. — Birds not breeding: 

 Curlew, a few. Hawks, Buzzards, and Owls, single ones 

 now and then in summer. Crows, considerable flocks in 

 spring and fall, generally staying only a few days. »Ryler«, 

 considerable flocks from late summer far into the autumn. 

 In winter flocks of Snovv Buntings and Sparrows. Consi- 

 derable flocks of the Grey Lag Goose come in the moulting- 

 time. — Breeding birds: Graaand, Gravand, Skallesluger, 

 Tejste, Maage, Terne, Strandskade, Ederfugl, Vibe. — 

 A. G. Saxtorph. 



Schultz's Grund L. V. October 3oth some large 

 flocks of Ducks and Eiders on the water near the ship. 

 Troughout December, especially from 2d to 23d, large flocks 

 of Eiders close to the ship. — H. Svarer. 



Hjelm. Breeding birds: in large numbers Maage (of 

 one size) and Terne (of two sizes) ; in smaller numbers 

 Strandskade, Strandlöber, Gravand, Rödtop (en spidsnäbet 

 And). — H. J. Henningsen. 



Kronborg. A day at the end of April a few small 

 flocks of Swans, about ten in each flock, passing from 

 North to South, at a height of a hundred feet above the 

 Sound; S. E. light, clear. — October 3d, at 8 P. M., a 

 flock of Geese, about twenty, from E. to W. ; N. W., force i, 

 clear. October i6th, at 7 A. M., a flock of Ducks, about 

 fifty, from S. to N. ; at 9 A. M. a similar flock in same 

 direction ; S. E., force 5, hazy. October 2 ist, at 7 A. M., 

 twelve Ducks to N. ; S. E., force 5, rain. October 23d, at 

 7^/2 A. M., twenty-four Ducks to N. ; N, E., force 2, cloudy. 

 October 28th, at 8 A. M., twelve Ducks from N. to S.; 

 E. S. E., force 2, cloudy. — GJörup. 



Drogden L. V. May i5th, at 8 P. M., a flock of about 

 two hundred birds, believed to be Geese, passed high from 

 W, to E.; W. S. W. light, light clouds. — In the absence 

 of the master, Jeppesen, mate, 



Stevns. A few birds have Struck the lantern, but none 

 have been killed. — B. Rosen. 



