]^82 ^- L- V. Manniche. 



On the voyage homeward I observed a great many Brünnich's 

 Guillemots just outside the ice (lat. 74° п., long. 5° 30' w. August 1«'). 



They were lying in smaller flocks in the heavy swell together 

 with great numbers of Little Auks, diving for food. 



In the next 3 days i saw some old females — accompanied by 

 their hardly full-grown young ones — passing the ship. 



The skins of the before mentioned two males were brought 

 home for the zoological museum in Copenhagen. 



The following measures have been taken : 



Sex Age Date Locality Wing Bill Tarsus 



mm. mm. mna. 



c? ad. ^^/7 08 The ship's-harbour 213 32 35 

 c? ad. 1^/7 08 — 218 33 37 



Little Auk. Mcrgiihis alle (L.). 



On the voyage to Greenland the little Auk was lirst noticed 

 July 284* 1906 near Jan Mayen; only a few birds were seen. 



The next day more, but not very many, were seen. The birds 

 were lying in small flocks rocking on the waves sometimes close to 

 the ship. I newer saw them flying; they always evaded the ship 

 by diving. 



In the sea-ice only one bird was seen (August 2"^^; lat. 75° 40' п., 

 long. 10°10'w.). 



This species was not noticed with certainty while the expedition 

 stayed in the country. 



On the voyage homewards we suddenly in scattered ice flakes 

 came upon great numbers of Little Auks July 30^4908 (lat. 75° 20' п., 

 long. 9° 39' w.). The birds were frequently lying on the floating 

 ice-flakes in flocks containing some 50 individuals. 



I also observed them swimming quite near the ship in search 

 of food on the surface of the sea. A few were seen in couples. 



Many Little Auks were lying in the heavy swell just outside the 

 ice (August 2"'i lat. 74° п., long. 5°30' w.). Farther south this species 

 did not appear. 



I found remnants of crustaceans and a l^iw plants in the stomach 

 of a bird killed July 30"^ 1908. 



For the zoological museum in Copenhagen the skins of two 

 adult birds were collected. 



