BIRDS BETWEEN CAPE FAREWRLL AND CAPE CLEAR. 469 
from the shores of Great Britain or Ireland, or some other land, 
our course across the Atlantic being made between the fifty-sixth 
and fifty-third parallels, or in about the latitude between Edinburgh 
and Dublin. 
October 14th, 1876, about 300 miles S.W. of Cape Farewell 
and midway between Greenland and Labrador; wind N. by W. 
Fulmars in abundance, several small land birds flying about the 
ship. Amongst them I recognized Redpolls and Snow Buntings. 
During the afternoon a Short-eared Owl, Aszo accipitrinus, lit on 
the rigging; then it flew several times round the ship, alighting 
with outspread wings on the water under the lee of the vessel, 
rested for a minute, and then rose again and flew off. This Owl 
is possessed of great powers of flight, and a passage from Green- 
land to the shores of the American continent must be a matter of 
small moment to it. 
October 16th, 1684 miles from Portsmouth. Kittiwakes numerous 
around the ship, also Fulmars. 
October 18th,.1088 miles from Cape Clear. A few Fulmars and 
some seven or eight Kittiwakes about the ship. Lieutenant 
Egerton, when on watch, saw a single Little Auk, the only one 
observed by us whilst crossing the Atlantic. 
October 19th, 965 miles from Cape Clear; wind S.  Kittiwakes 
numerous, the majority in immature plumage; a single Puffinus 
major following the ship. 
October 20th; blowing a full gale from S.W. During the height 
of the storm Fulinars, Greater Shearwaters and Kittiwakes remained 
by the ship. 
October 2Ist, 716 miles from Cape Clear. At mid-day Fulmars, 
Greater Shearwaters and Kittiwakes in attendance. 
October 23rd; distance to Cape Clear 517 miles; wind changed 
to S.E. A Starling lit on the rigging, rested a few minutes, and 
then flew away to leeward. A Sanderling passed the ship in the 
same direction, also several small land birds. These had all 
evidently been blown out of their course by the south-east gale. 
Storm Petrel noticed for first time since leaving the ice. At noon 
our latitude was 53°59’, and during the day the Fulmars which had 
attended us from Davis Strait left. It will be a curious fact in 
connection with the southward range of this species in the Atlantic 
if it can be shown that it does not pass south of the fifty-third 
parallel. In 1875, when bound for Greenland, on June 6th, we 
