462 NOTES OF A VOY'AGE TO 



Art. LVII. — Notes of a Voyage to Alien, Hammerfest, Sfc. 

 By William Christy, Jun. \_N'ote. — The Entomological 

 Remarks are mostly added from Mr. Walker's Notes.] 



1836, Jtdi/ 12. — After a pleasant voyage from the Thames, 

 of twelve days, we were roused by the cry of land, and, on 

 coming on deck, were gratified by a sight of the magnificent 

 range of the Lofoden Islands, whose mountains, of great 

 height, and in many places capped with snow, were glittering 

 in the rays of the morning sun. Several large whales were 

 sporting about, and spouting the water to a considerable 

 height, with a noise resembling that occasioned by the ascent 

 of a large rocket. A fine specimen of that rare British fish 

 the Bergylt {Sehastes Normgicus,) was procured, and Coal-fish, 

 {Merlangus carbonarhis,) were leaping from the water in great 

 numbers. 



\3th. — In our passage along the Lofoden Isles, we were 

 much amused in witnessing the piratical propensities of the 

 Arctic Gull {Lestris Richardsoni,) exercised among the im- 

 mense flocks of gulls, kittiwakes, &c., which were flying 

 round us. From some of the latter which were shot, we pro- 

 cured two species of parasites. We fell in with a fishing boat, 

 from which we obtained a large halibut, some cod, ling, and 

 torsk, {Brosmius vulgaris, Cuv.) 



On the skin of the halibut were numerous flat, oval, white 

 bodies, probably parasites, and the liver was infested with 

 small vermes about an inch long, rolled in circles. On various 

 parts of the bodies of most of the fish were observed numerous 

 parasitical entomostracous animals, belonging to the genus 

 Pandarus. They were probably P. alatiis, jNIilne Edwd., 

 although certainly much resembling P. Lamnw, Johnst. {Mag. 

 Nat. Hist. viii. p. 204.) When placed in a phial of water 

 they swam about vigorously, using their fins,* M'hich move 

 by pairs, with a quick abrupt motion. Antennae short, 

 projecting beyond the head, branched, ciliate, terminated by 

 setae. Two long filaments at the extremity of the abdomen, 

 with four or five joints. Colour pale yellow. Another and 

 smaller kind, was paler and more transparent, and had three 



Pattes thoraciques, Edwards. 



