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OPERATIONS OF SCHOONER GRAMPUS. 



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Highland Light, she was just fairly in sight to windward, the upper 

 part of her sails showing above water, and with glasses 1 made her 

 out to be a fishing vessel, beating to the southward. We gaiued on 

 her rapidly, and at 9.30 p. in. we weathered her, when just off the bell 

 buoy north of the Pollock Rip. The distance made to windward by 

 our vessel did not exceed 28 miles, and though the other vessel towed a 

 seine boat, the rate at which we outsailed her proved that the Grampus 

 can at least make a fair rate of speed in windward work. 



Since the latter was designed for an improved typo of fishing vessel 

 (more particularly, however, to obtain greater safety), it is gratifying 

 to find that she is more than commonly swift, since speed is an impor- 

 tant and necessary qualification in a schooner which must be employed 

 in most branches of our fisheries. 



The collections and fish obtained on the trip were landed on the 12th 

 and 13th. Eeference is made to the following notes, prepared by Mr. 

 E. L. Newcomb, for a statement of ornithological collections: 



List of ornithological specimens obtained by the U. S. Fish Commission schooner Grampus, 



from September 2d to October 9, 1880, inclusive. 



[By Raymond L. Newcomb.] 



Date. 



1886. 

 Sept. 28 



2!) 

 Oct. 9 



Sept. 28 

 29 

 30 



28 



28 



30 



Oct. 3 

 9 



Sept. 20 



Oct. 9 



Where obtained. 



S. pomatorhinus. 

 La Have Ridges 



La Have 



Southeast of Nova Scotia, lat. 43.03 N., long 

 65.55 W. 



Stercorarius buffonii. 



Southeast of Nova Scotia, lat. 43.03 N. , long 

 65.55 W. 



Puffinus major. 



La Have Ridges 



La Have Bank 



do 



P. fuliginosus. 



La Have Ridges 



L. argentatus, var. Smitheonianus. 



La Have Ridges 



Bissa tridactyla. 



La Have Bank 



La Have Ridges 



Southeast of Nova Scotia, lat. 43.03 N, long 

 65.55 W. 



Sterna macroura. 



La Have Bank 



C. leucorrhoa. 

 La Have Ridges 



Sula bassana. 



Southeast of Nova Scotia, lat. 43.03 N., long 

 65.55 W. 



M. velvctina. 



Passage from La Have to Roseway Bank.. 



Remarks. 



Fourteen spocimens were obtained. One of 



them was in tbo dark plumage. 

 Two specimens secured. 

 Twenty-one specimens were obtained. Four 



of these were in the dark plumage. 



Two specimens were obtained. 



Six specimens procured. 

 Two specimens procured. 

 Six specimens procured. 



One specimen was obtained. 



One immature gray specimen was taken. 



One adult and threo immature specimens were 

 obtained. 



Ono adult specimen procured. 

 Three specimens were obtained. 



One specimen obtained. 



Seven specimens obtained. 



Two immature specimens wore obtained. 



One immature specimen was obtained. 



