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breeze; sky cloudy; moderate swell. A very large flock of Pliala- 

 ropes seen flying. 



May 25. Latitude 44° 20' 45" north; -longitude 63" 30' 15" 

 west; 7 A. M.; temperature of air 46° F.; gentle southwest breeze 

 moderate swell. At 7.45 A. M., 5 or 6 miles northwest by west 

 from the above station, four large flocks of Phalaropes were seen. 

 East by north 3.5 knots from latitude 45' 9' 45" north; longitude 61° 

 3' west; 10 A. M.; temperature of air 50° F.; wind south by west; 

 light air; sky clear; long rolling swell. Small flocks of Phalaropes 

 have been seen this morning on the wing. Tow net took nothing. 

 Captain Ellis of the schooner "Roulette," said that last night just 

 before dark he saw some large schools of mackerel farther off shore, 

 but could not catch them as "the birds" would settle on them and 

 scare them down. Fish and "birds" were moving eastward. Phala- 

 ropes are generally called by the fishermen, "birds" or "the birds." 



May 28. lyatitude 45° 07' north; longitude 60^^ 33' 30" west; 

 I P. M.; temperature of air 49"" F.; stifl south by southwest wind; 

 sky overcast; fog; sea rough. Ten minutes towing of surface net 

 took nothing. A small flock of Phalaropes seen flying. 



May 30. Latitude 45° 32' 45" north; longitude 60° 32' 15" west; 

 4 P. M.; temperature of air 52"^ F.; light air, south by southwest; 

 cloudy and fog; moderate swell. A small flock of Terns {Steriia 

 paradisea) seen "plugging." 



June 12. Near latitude 46° 44' 30" north; longitude 60° 17' 

 west; 2 P. M.; temperature of air 67° F.; light, southeast air; sky 

 clear; sea smooth. Several Gannets have been seen sitting on the 

 water, but would not allow^ close approach. 



July 21. Latitude 43° 44' north; longitude 69° 08' west; 7 P. 

 M.; temperature of air 61° F.; light air, north by northeast; clear 

 sky and smooth sea. Three large flocks of Phalaropes seen. Two 

 of the flocks skimming over the surface of the water, the other 

 sitting. 



July 23. Off Seguin Island, Me.; i P. M.; temperature of air 

 65"^' F.; gentle north l:)y northwest breeze; sky clear; smooth sea. 

 Five Phalaropes seen. 3 P. M.; steering eastward; wind gentle. 



