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13. Eider Duck. Somateria mollissima. 



On the 12th of .June, in Independence Fjord, we saw two eider 

 duck, male and female, flying over us towards the west ; on the following 

 day we saw a solitary male, of which we only obtained a glimpse, but 

 which doubtless also belonged to this species. 



14. Fulmar or Mallemuk. Fulmams glacialis. 



On the 31st of May, looking out from the heights in Danmarks 

 Fjord, we could see from the look of the sky that there was open water 

 at Mallemukfjæld. 



On the 13th July, at Nyboes Bræ, we found the dried head of a 

 mallemuk. 



15. Greenland Gyrfalcon. Falco gyrjalco. 



Close to the head of the mallemuk above mentioned lay a hawk's 

 feather, which showed how the bird had come by its end. This was, 

 strangely enough, the only trace of hawks we saw in these regions, where 

 Peary and Astrup found them during their short stay. The raven 

 also we never saw once during the whole journey. 



16. Snowy Owl. Nîjctea nivea. 



Both in the Zigzag Valley and in Adam Bierings Land we found 

 the ejected pellets of owls in several places. All contained bones of 

 lemming. 



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