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wind; sky clear; sea moderate. Only a few small flocks of Pliala- 

 ropes seen this forenoon. 



April 26. Northwest i knot from latitude 37° 40' 15" north; 

 longitude 74° 36^30" west; cS A. M.; temperature of air 55" F.; light 

 south by west breeze; sky overcast; fog; sea moderate. Two good- 

 sized schools of mackerel were up near the vessel, and pretty large 

 flocks of northern Phalaropes were resting on the water over them. 

 They were so tame that they did not fly as the vessel passed close 

 to them. At other times they are usually very wild. I^atitude 

 37" 42' north; longitude 74° 36' 30" west; 9 A. M.; temperature of 

 air 52° F.; moderate southeast by south wind; overcast and fog; sea 

 moderate. Five fairly large flocks of Phalaropes seen flying north- 

 ward. Latitude 37°4o' north; longitude 74° 34' 30" west; 11 A. M.; 

 temperature of air 54° F.; gentle southwest' by south wind; fog; sea 

 moderate. A flock of about thirty or forty Phalaropes seen flying 

 northward. Courses, southwest by south 2 miles (knots), southeast 

 by east 4.6 miles, from latitude 37" 29' north; longitude 75° 00' 15" 

 west; 6 P. M.; temperature of air 51° F.; surface water 48.5° F.; 

 moderate south by east wind; sky cloudy; fog; sea moderate. Sev- 

 eral flocks of twentj^ or thirty or more Phalaropes seen during the 

 afternoon, all on the wing. 



April 27. Latitude 37° 40' 15" north; longitude 74° 36' 30" 

 west; 7 A. M.; temperature of air 54" F.; light southwest by west 

 breeze; overcast; fog; sea moderate. Red feed (copepods) has been 

 very plentiful all night and still is at this station. This is the first 

 time that it has been taken in large quantities in the day time this 

 season, and the first time that we know of mackerel "showing up" 

 in quantities in the day time this year. Scattering Phalaropes, or 

 in very small flocks. Latitude 37" 42' 45" north; longitude 74" 37' 

 45" west; I P. M.; temperature of air 56° F.; gentle south by south- 

 east breeze; sky overcast; fog; sea moderate. Shot a Northern 

 Phalarope. Its stomach contained amphipods ( Themisto) almost 

 entirely. A large flock of these birds seen. Several other flocks 

 observed, not all on the wing, but apparently flying in no particular 

 direction. 



