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agiiilonarls, Koch). It is interesting to know that this 

 species is also met with among the glaciers of the Euro- 

 pean Alps. 



Farther westward the thick tm^f, plants, and grass 

 grew more in clumps and bushes. Besides those always 

 met with, was the beautiful willow rose {Ejnlohium Jati- 

 foUum, L.) ; it grew in small bushes by Cape Mary; here 

 it was not in bud, but from three to five large blossoms 

 perfectly developed, stood close together on one stalk of 

 a beautiful red colour. There were also many other beau- 

 tiful flowering plants which have already been mentioned. 



Later on the boats took us still more westward ; where, 

 on a small steep promontory, the burgomaster-gull had 

 its nesting-place ; there were about six nests, from one of 

 wliich a hungry young one stretched its grey head. 



We stopped here to collect plants, and we were not 

 disappointed ; luxuriant were the leaves of the Oxyria 

 and others in the rocky fissures. Dr. Pansch here 

 looked out for something new, and found to his delight a 

 row of elegant plants with pale violet blossoms, the com- 

 mon eye-bright {Euphrasia officinalis , L.), which we never 

 met with again. 



A walk the next day on the mountain to the west 

 showed us that vegetation was pretty luxuriant every- 

 where. From hence we turned to the rocky heights of the 

 East Cape, under which the Germania was anchored ; here 

 we were met by a flock of screaming burgomaster-galls ; 

 there must have been from ten to fifteen nests. Amongst 

 the rolling pebbles, nearly under the overhanging rocks, 

 were thick bushes of the large-leaved Oxyria in bloom. 



In ornithology we found nothing new ; but Dr. Cope- 

 land picked up on the shore several black feathers, which 



