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caught by them. In many cases I found hundreds of large My sis- 

 eyes in their stomachs. 



They breed probably on Mt. Congress, where many flew around 

 (O.E., July 13), plentifully on the carboniferous mountains near 

 Klaas Billen Bay, e.g.- in Ebba Valley, where they also breed right 

 up the Valley, above the glacier, about 10 KM. from the sea (O.E. 

 July 14) '). At the nesting-places one can hear their call, sounding 

 like gah-gah-gah. On Aug. 28 there were still some birds at their 

 breeding quarters near Ebba Valley. 



The Fulmar is said to be a dirty bird, possibly because it stinks 

 somewhat and vomits the contents of its stomach after having been 

 wounded. This bird is often found in large flocks, bathing in the 

 sea, however. It likes to swim ; when flying up it drags its feet 

 over the water-surface. 



Colymbus stellatus Pontoppidan, the Red-throated Diver. 



Colijmhus septentrionalis L., Trevor Battye (1897), p. 600. 

 Colymbus septeyitrionalis (L.), Kolthoff (1903), p. 78. 

 Urinator lumme (Gunn.), Schalow (1904), p. 119. 

 Golymhus septentrionalis L., le Roi (1911), p. 267. 

 Urinator lumme Gunn., Zedlitz (1911), p. 301. 



9, Tundra Boheman, Aug. 11, 1921. 



On most freshwater-lakes and -pools of Spitsbergen this beautiful 

 diver can be found. In Tundra Boheman they breed rather numerously, 

 but never more than one pair is found at a time in one lake. We 

 could continually hear their goose-like call and see them flying to 

 and from the fjord, where they sought their food. 



On June 30 I found a diver's nest in a small lake pretty close 

 to our settlement. It was right on the land's edge and consisted 

 of a large flat heap of mud and vegetable-rests, containing one 

 egg then. 



The female, which is smaller than the male, was not present 

 on the nest, but was often in the neighbourhood. According to 

 le Roi (1911, p. 269) the Red-throated Divers are shy near the nest, 



1) Rev. Jourdain informed mo that the Exploration Party of the Oxf, 

 Exp. met with breeding colonies midway across the ishind (N.E. of Billen 

 Bay), 20 miles from the sea in either direction. 



