398 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



Mandt's Guillemots, and in the middle of the day I saw one adult 

 example, the first seen this voyage ; a few Fulmars and Kitti- 

 wakes, hut did not notice any Little Auks to-day. In the after- 

 noon a young Kittiwake came flying about the ship, and finally 

 settled on the deck. M. Rabot, who came on deck at the moment, 

 gave chase, and presently clapped his sou'wester over it. We cut 

 its wing and deposited it in the " fangst-baad" which lay in-board. 

 Fog all day, so that though we were only (on the average) about 

 ten English miles off the east coast we saw nothing of the land 

 until about 9 p.m., when it was visible for a few minutes, and 

 again about an hour later, when South Cape became visible. 

 During the first part of the afternoon there was a slight thaw, and 

 every rattle of the rigging brought down showers of ice; later on 

 rain fell and lasted through the remainder of the afternoon. 

 We met two floes and much loose ice during the morning, but got 

 gradually clear of it as we proceeded south, though an occasional 

 large piece of fresh-water ice was still met with, and we nearly ran 

 into a large black piece about 10.30 that night, which caused no 

 little excitement for a few minutes, as we mistook it in the darkness 

 for a rock. Three or four Ringed Seals passed during the day. 



September 7. Lat. at noon, 76° 48', long. E. G. 15° 10'. Tem- 

 perature, 2-20 p.m., press. 743*6, air 33-24, water 33-8.— We 

 doubled South Cape just after midnight, and altered our course; 

 soon afterwards the wind freshened to a half-gale from N.E. by E. 

 until I a.m., when it fell light. The young Kittiwake was found 

 dead this morning, having evidently been in a bad way before it 

 settled on the deck and allowed itself to be captured. Rain nearly 

 all the morning. We were opposite the entrance to Horn Sound 

 about 5 p.m. Wind very light from N.N.W. ; a long swell from 

 the west showed that a westerly wind was blowing further out in 

 the North Atlantic. Early in the morning Arnesen saw plenty of 

 Eider Ducks and young and Brent Geese and young, the latter 

 species being close alongside. During the afternoon Kittiwakes 

 were very numerous, hovering close astern, and several flying right 

 over the deck. A little to the north of Horn Sound saw about 

 eight Geese, probably Pink-footed, flying southwards. Later on 

 three or four Eider Ducks flying in company ; a Fulmar or two 

 almost constantly in sight. One Ringed Seal seen in the after- 

 noon. The rain stopped between 4 and 5 p.m., and the sun came 

 out, making things much pleasanter. 



