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few Black Guillemots and Herring Gulls, one or two Greater 

 Black-backed, and I think a few Common Gulls. When nearly 

 clear of 1 uglo, on port side, and Arno, to starboard, began to see 

 Fulmar Petrels, two or tbree Puffins, and an occasional Kittiwake. 

 Directly we had cleared the north point of Arno, we began to pass 

 numerous Fulmars, a few Puffins (generally in twos or threes), 

 and Kitti wakes. During the evening Fulmars were decidedly 

 numerous ; we saw probably two or three hundred or more. 

 Kittiwakes generally in parties of from two to three up to seven 

 or eight. As we passed the Indre- and Ydre-Gjoesboen Shoals 

 we saw a flock of several thousand gulls on each, apparently 

 Kittiwakes ; they were probably feeding on Coal-fish, Merlangus 

 carbonarius, Cuvier. About five whales seen during the day, 

 probably all Sibbald's llorquals ; the last was rather a large one, 

 and we could hear him blowing distinctly when more than a mile 

 off. One of the others kept putting its nose right out of the water. 

 Twice during the afternoon a Purple Sandpiper flew close round 

 us, and seemed desirous to come on board, as if, perhaps, tired 

 after migration from Spitzbergen. 



August 28. Lat. at noon, 71° 21' N., long. 20° 0' E. of Green- 

 wich. Temperature, 0*15 p.m., press. 749"6, air 53*24 F., sur- 

 face water 50'30 F. ; 7 p.m., press. 748'9, air 50*72, water 49'1 ; 

 11.40 p.m., air 5l"8. — Arnesen saw a large " Blaa Hval" (pro- 

 bably Sibbald's Rorqual) early in the morning, about lat. 70° 55'. 

 Kittiwakes, almost all adults, in twos and threes, and sixes or 

 sevens, flying past us all day, as directly south as they could fly, 

 though swerving a little out of their course to see if there was 

 anything to be picked up from the smack, and then resuming 

 their course. Wind light all day from about S.E. A few Fulmars, 

 but not perhaps above two dozen all day. A pair of Puffins in 

 the afternoon were no doubt Fiatcrciila arctica. In the evening 

 we heard what we took to be Guillemots (Common or Brunnich's) 

 calling to their young, apparently an adult and young on each 

 side of the smack. 



August 29. Lat. at noun, 72°25'N., long. E. G. 19° &' ; press., 

 noon, 749*9. — From 8 a.m. blowing fresh from N.E. Arnesen 

 called my attention to a bird swimming near us, which somewhat 

 resembled a young Guillemot, except that it appeared to be dusky 

 black all over. I could not satisfy myself as to its identity 

 A few Fulmars and Kittiwakes during the day. 



