50 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
VOYAGE OF THE ‘ECLIPSE’ TO THE GREENLAND SEAS, 
Cart. DAVID GRAY, CommanvDrr. 
[Mr. Robert Gray, who sails with his father, Capt. David Gray, in the 
capacity of first mate, has kindly allowed me to send you for publication 
the following extracts from his private log of the voyage made last year 
(1885), which I think will be found of interest to some of your readers. 
Capt. Gray, who has had many years’ experience in the Greenland Seas, 
and is I believe the fourth generation of a family of successful Whalers, 
has made some valuable contributions to the natural history of the Right 
Whale, also of the Bottle-nose, Hyperoodon rostratus, and was mainly 
instrumental in obtaining the present close time for Seals, a further exten- 
sion of which he is now endeavouring to procure.—TuHomas SoUTHWELL.] 
Tue ‘Eclipse’ left Peterhead on March 38rd, and Lerwick on 
March 12th. A great many birds were seen in Bressa Sound, 
Gulls, Kittiwakes, and a few Dovekies, or Black Guillemots. 
March 13th. Noon, lat. 62° 33’ N., long. 1° 0’ W.; wind 
N.N.W. A few ‘“ Mallemauks” (Fulmars) and a number of 
Gulls seen. 
14th. Noon, 65° 23’ N., 0° 2’ W.; wind W.N.W., force 7.* 
Numbers of Mallemauks (Fulmars), and a few Rotches (Little 
Auks) seen. 
15th. Noon, 66° 55’ N., 0° 80’ W.; wind W.N.W. Several 
“schools” of Bottle-nose Whales seen going N.E. Mallemauks 
and Kittiwakes numerous all day; Looms (Guillemots), Rotches, 
and one or two Dovekies. Crossed the Arctic Circle. 
16th. 69° 22’ N., 0° 32’ H.; wind W.N.W., force 8; tem- 
perature of air 34°. Aurora Borealis very brilliant. ‘‘ Some six 
or seven Snow-birds (Ivory Gulls) were noticed in the afternoon, 
and as these birds are seldom seen far from ice their appearance 
was considered significant of its neighbourhood, but we after- 
wards found that they were nearly 180 miles from the nearest 
ice; their presence therefore could only be explained by the 
prevalence of strong westerly winds.” 
91st. 68° 24", 1° 49’ W., foree 8; air 15°, sea 35°. One 
Finner and two Bottle-nose Whales, also Rotches, Looms, Malle- 
mauks, and Kittiwakes seen. Some birds and Bottle-noses seen 
daily on 22nd and 28rd. 
* The strength of the wind is according to Beaufort’s scale. 
