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May 4. Near latitude 38° 29' north ; longitude 74° 47' 45" 

 west. Numerous large flocks of Phalaropes and large schools of 

 mackerel seen. 



May 12. East by south, 4.3 knots from latitude 39' 19' north ; 

 longitude 72° 49' 30" west ; 8 A.M.; gentle northeast by east breeze ; 

 temperature of air 53^ F.; clearing; moderate swell. Scattering 

 Phalaropes seen this morning, also one "Marlinspike" i^Stercorarius 

 longicaudics f). West northwest, 1.3 knots from latitude 39° 19' 

 north ; longitude 72^ 37' 30" west ; 10 A. M.; temperature of air 56" 

 F.; gentle northeast by north wind ; moderate swell. Few scattered 

 Phalaropes. 



May 12. L,atitude 39° 21' 45" north; longitude 72° 49' west; 

 temperature of air 56'^ F.; gentle north wind ; sea smooth. Observed 

 a few Phalaropes and one Common Jaeger. Latitude 39'^ 24' 30" 

 north; longitude 74° 55' west; temperature of air 64*^ F. ; calm. 

 Several flocks of Phalaropes seen flying. 



May 13. Latitude 39° 22' north; longitude 72° 29' 30" west; 

 temperature of air 54.5^ F.; gentle west southwest wind ; sea 

 smooth. Several fair sized flocks of Phalaropes seen this morning. 



May 16. Latitude 40° 41' 30" north ; longitude 69° 5' 30" west ; 

 temperature of air 57^ F.; moderate west breeze ; smooth sea. A 

 small flock of Phalaropes circling about the same spot repeatedly, 

 and alternately sitting on the water and rising again in quick suc- 

 cession. Nine Terns {Sterna hiriDido 1^) seen "plugging" in the 

 same spot, but soon flying off to the westward. 



May 18. Latitude 45° 6' 30" north ; longitude 65° 29' west ; 10 

 A. M.; temperature of air 47"; moderate east southeast wind ; sky 

 cloudy, clearing some ; sea smooth. Small flocks of Phalaropes 

 seen, very wild. No birds seen during the afternoon. 



May 23. vSoutheast by south from latitude 44" 11' 15" north; 

 longitude 64" 14' west ; 12 M.; temperature of air 43" F.; moderate 

 east wind ; clear sky ; moderate swell. A very large number of Her- 

 ring Gulls were seen, two flocks of from 100 to 200 each, also a 

 flock of Red Phalaropes on the water and Terns {Sterna paradisea f) 

 "plugging," and covering this one place. Latitude 44° 22' north ; 



