50 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
and was sent higher into the air, its speed at the same time 
becoming accelerated ; how when, being evidently alarmed by 
the noise of the oars, the animal sought shelter amongst closer 
ice, until being freed of its pursuers it again ventured into open 
water, and, reaching a body of compact ice, finally disappeared 
from view. 
July 1.—Lat. 74° 87’, long. 11°00’. Clear blue water all 
day; temperature, 33°. A great abundance of animal life. 
several “ Finners” and “ Whales” being seen ; also many Bears 
and great numbers of Narwhals. Two large Whales were seen, 
and chased with most unfortunate results. When discovered 
from the Crow’s Nest, one was feeding in open water, the other 
at the edge of an adjoining floe, inthe same manner as the Blue 
Fin-whale already described, remaining, however, under water for 
a period of twenty-five minutes. The Whale feeding in open 
water, seeing one of the boats approaching, immediately became 
alarmed and made off towards the floe where the other Whale 
was feeding ; we could see it all the while, swimming a few feet 
under water, with one of its eyes directed upwards, and the eddy 
caused by the action of its tail breaking out at the surface. 
Meeting the other Whale, it also became alarmed, and both set 
off together towards the N.E., swimming with great rapidity. 
The boats, on returning on-board, reported a quantity of blood- 
red crustaceans at the surface, near where the Whales were 
feeding, presenting, one of my informants said, a remarkably 
striking appearance when viewed against the submerged parts of 
the ice. I received two specimens, one of which was still alive ; 
it was about an inch in length, exclusive of the antenne, which 
were remarkably long and delicate.* Notwithstanding the 
clearness of the water, and the evident absence of vegetable life 
in the surface waters, Narwhals were very numerous, and, these 
animals being stationary and evidently feeding, it followed that 
those forms constituting their food were also abundant. The 
stomachs of two females which we killed contained cuttlefish 
remains, most probably Gonatus fabricii, a cephalopod about a 
foot or so in length, of a bleached or etiolated appearance, rarely 
or never found at the surface, hence probably living at a consider- 

* Through the kindness of Mr. John Murray, of the ‘ Challenger’ Com- 
mission, Prof. Sars has identified this crustacean as Hymourdora glacialis, 
Bach., which he regards as a semipelagic form. 
