IQ6 A. L. V. Manniche. 



west coast of the island. The bird was flying quite low and took the 

 water some 300 meters from the shore then rapidly swimming to- 

 wards the coast, where I lost sight of her in the swarm of Terns. 



Judging from her behaviour she must have had her nest on 

 the island ; but unfortunately I had no time to look for it, as I had 

 to hurry back to the ship, which soon after started on its voyage 

 homewards. 



Brent Goose. Anser torquatiis Frisch typicus. 



This species appeared but exceptionally on its northward migra- 

 tion in spring. 



Tlie geologist of the expedition met with a flock of 7 Brent 

 Geese June 8"^ 1907 on a sledge-voyage on Koldewey-Island. The 

 Geese wandered along the shore in a foggy snow-storm and took 

 the water near the eastern coast of the island. Here a male was 

 shot while the other birds flew out over the sea-ice and landed on 

 the edge of a pond formed by melting snow. The same 6 Geese 

 appeared again the following days; though very shy they followed 

 the sledge-party nortliwards. The Geese often alighted on the shore 

 or on the marshy stretches, which at certain places extend to the 

 very shore. 



In the beginning of June 1908 I saw a few small flocks of 

 Brents on the beaches of the fresh water lakes near the ships-har- 

 bour. The Geese as a rule would walk about picking off the new 

 short sprouts of grass not very far from the water. 



They were very vigilant and shy. 



Regarding the occurrence of this species farther North I have 

 received the following notes from the north-going sledge-party (Koch, 

 Bertelsen and Tobias Gabrielsen). 



June 4th 1907. Lat. 81°12'n. A flock of 13 Brents flying sea- 

 wards from land. Plenty of water on the ice. Distance from the 

 nearest open water ^h mile (Danish). 



June 6th 1907. Lat. 80' 57' n. 24 Brents by the edge of the ice. 



June 8th 1907. Lat. 80° 23' n. 5 flocks of Geese (each contain- 

 ing some 25 individuals) were noticed along the shore and near the 

 open water. 



June 9ih 1907. Lat. 80° 20'— 80° 10' n. At least 100 Geese were 

 lying at the ice-foot and in the open water. Especially in the small 

 bays Geese and other sea-birds were numerous. 



