150 APPENDIX. 



vol. i, pp. 486-495. On Parry's expedition several of these 

 animals were seen amongst loose ice in north latitude 81° 40', 

 on the return of the party from the attempt to reach the 

 North Pole over the ice. " They are seldom to be seen far 

 within the edge of a ' pack', and their appearance was con- 

 sidered by the Greenland sailors as indicative of our ap- 

 proach to open w^ater, which proved to be the case much 

 sooner than was expected." — J. C. Ross, App., p. 192. 



The White Fish. Page 101. 

 Beluga Catodox — the Northern Beluga. 



This is called " white Avhale" by the whalers. On Parry's 

 expedition this species was frequently seen pursuing a small 

 fish (the Mcrlangus polaris) along the shores of Hecla Cove, 

 and in the shallow water at the head of Treurenberg Bay. 



Dolphin. P. 99. 



Delphinus — Species. 



There are many species of this genus and the allied genera, 

 descriptions of which are given by Dr. Gray in the Zoology 

 of the Erebus and Terror, and in the Catalogue of Mammalia 

 in the British Museum, part i, Cetacea. 



BIRDS. 



Snow Bird. Page 58. 

 PLECTROPnANES NIVALIS — the Suow Bunting. 



On Phipps' expedition met with on Spitzbergen and on 

 the ice adjacent to it in large flocks (p. 188). 



Fringilla Linaria — the Lesser Redpole, 



This, or perhaps F. borcalis, an allied species, was met with 

 by Dr. Scorcsby on his approach to Spitzbergen. The birds 

 alighted on different jiarts of the ship, and were so wearied, 



