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able depth. Besides cuttlefish remains, I found an abundance of 
blood-red crustaceans, mostly Pasiphaé tarda, but also a few 
belonging to the same species as those just mentioned as being 
found at the surface (Hymourdora glacialis). These crustaceans, 
especially Pasiphaé, have been present in nearly all the 
Narwhals’ stomachs I have examined, along with the cephalopod 
Gonatus. The blood-red colour of the crustaceans, characteristic 
of abyssal forms,—the fact of their being found in the Narwhal’s 
stomach along with Gonati, which, as I have already said, seem 
to live at a considerable depth,—all tend towards the conclusion 
that the Narwhal penetrates to a considerable depth for its food. 
The occurrence of blood-red crustaceans at the surface, I may 
add, is very unusual in these seas. Of the two Narwhals, one 
was non-gravid, while from the other I removed a foetus measuring 
5 ft. 2 in. in length, probably mature. 
July 4.—Lat. 74° 50’, long. 12° 9’ W. Water clear and blue; 
temperature at the surface, 32°. In the morning a large Green- 
land Whale was discovered in a ‘‘ bight” formed by the floes. 
Several Blue Fin-whales were feeding near, their movements 
forming a marked contrast with the graceful but less active 
movements of their congener. This Whale, the last we saw 
during the season, was eventually harpooned, but, after some 
400 fathoms of line had been drawn out, the harpoon drew. 
(To be continued.) 

NOTES ON THE OCCURRENCE OF PALLAS’S SAND 
GROUSE IN LANCASHIRE. 
By Rosert J. Howarp, 
Member of the British Ornithologists’ Union. 
In 1888, as in 1863, Lancashire was favoured with a visit 
from this interesting species; the second invasion, however, was 
on a larger scale, with a correspondingly heavier death-roll than 
that of twenty-five years ago. The first arrival of the birds, at 
almost the same date as in 1863 (as regards Lancashire, within 
two days of the same date), is remarkable. In this report 
I propose to deal with occurrences which have come within 
my own knowledge in the county of Lancashire, excepting the 
Furness district, which the Rev. H. A. Macpherson has included 
