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fisher, and as soon as a whale is about to he Jlensed, " they 

 rush in from all quarters and frequently accumulate to manv 

 thousands in number. ... It is highly amusing to observe the 

 voracity with which they seize the pieces of fat that fall in 

 their way ; the size and quantity of the pieces they take at a 

 meal ; the curious chuckling noise which, in their anxietv 

 for dispatch, they always make ; and the jealousy with which 

 they view, and the boldness with which they attack, any of 

 their species that are engaged in devouring the finest mor- 

 sels." — Scoresby, 1. c, p. 530. 



Stercorarids pojiarinus — Pomarine Skua. 



On Parry's expedition to Spitzbergen, one flew past the 

 boats in lat. 82" N. (J. C. Ross, 1. c, p. 106.) 



Strunt-jager. Page 69. 

 Stercorarius parasiticus — Arctic Skua. 



Spitzbergen. (Abundant at Walden Island, etc.) It not 

 only feeds at the expense of other birds, but preys also on 

 their eggs and young. The " Larus crepidatus — Black -toed 

 Gull or Boatswain," mentioned by Scoresby (i, 534), is the 

 young of this species. 



RnoDOSTETHiA Rossii — Cuneate tailed Gull. 

 " Several were seen during our travels over the ice, and 

 as far north as the expedition went. Lieutenant Foster also 

 found them in Waygatz Strait, where it is probable that 

 they breed." — J. C. Ross, 1. c, p. 195. 



Burgermeister. Page 67. 

 Larus glauccs — Glaucous Gull or Burgomaster. 



" It may with propriety be called the chief magistrate of 

 the feathered tribe in the Spitzbergen regions, as none of its 

 class dares dispute its authority, when, with unhesitating 

 superiority, it descends on its prey, though in the possession 

 of another." (Scoresby, 1. c, i, 535.) When without other 



