The terrestrial mammals and birds of North-East Greenland. 



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were growing most frequently. Moreover Potentilla, Cerastium, Pa- 

 paver, Melandrium and Draba. 



The level, gravelly "Præstekraveterrain" was almost quite bare 

 of vegetation. The same may be said of the gravel hills situated 

 north of this territory, besides in different other places. 



On the shores of the numerous, generally not very deep ponds 

 and lakelets, some vegetation was found here and there, consisting 

 chiefly in Eriophorum and Carex, besides Pleuropogon and Hippiiris 

 Avhich were growing in a few places in the water. 



Fig. 3. Saxifraga oppositifolia. 



With regard to the general description of the vegetation of the 

 country, the reader is requested to refer to the account of the bo- 

 tanist. 



The climatic conditions — especially the ice currents — and 

 the zoological phenomena in connexion herewith presented in the 

 years 1907 and 1908 so great mutual differences as to make a joint 

 treatment of these unpractical — on some points even quite mis- 

 guiding. For this reason I prefer to mention each year separately, 

 taking 1908 as the supposed normal year and using it as the base 

 for some general remarks. What is wanting in 1908 may be sup- 

 plied in all essentials with the autumn months of 1906, the J3KP 



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