104 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
off the surface of the drift ice, obtained in this latitude last 
season, is here inserted :—‘‘ Yellow-brown clay, very coherent, 
homogeneous ?, dries into hard lumps, showing lustrous streak 
dark brown when wet, unctuous, shows no traces of carbonate of 
lime when treated with an acid. A few diatoms and sponge 
spicules were all the organisms observed. Deposit made up of 
50 per cent. of minerals, having a mean diameter of 0°06 mm., 
rounded and angular, consisting of quartz, mica, feldspar, horn- 
blende, zircone, and magnetite, with a few coloured altered 
particles. Silicious organisms 2 per cent., consisting of diatoms 
and one or two fragments of sponge spicules. Fine washings 
48 per cent. Amorphous clayey matter with many mineral 
particles and a few diatoms.” 
Floe Seal, Pagomys fetidus.—1. May 12th: 71° 18’, 6° 87’ E. 
Euthemisto libellula, Nyctiphanes norvegica, and a few Cuttlefish 
remains. 2. June 2nd: 78° 47’, 3° 6’ HK. H. libellula and Gam- 
marus locusta. 8. June 7th: 78° 00', 2°30’ W. Entirely filled 
with E. libellula, mostly of large size, some measuring 40 mm. 
inlength. 4. H. themesto, and afew immature examples of N. 
norvegica. 5. June 26th: 73° 1’, 13°31’ W. Full of N. norvegica. 
half grown. 
Brunnich’s Guillemot, or Loom, Alca arra.— May 12th: 
78° 18’, 6°37’ EK. One stomach examined ; contained a small 
pebble and the otolith of a fish. May 19th: 79° 40’, 4°6’ HE. 
Seventeen stomachs examined ; one contained mostly young EH. 
libellula, but also a few some 30 mm. in length ; the others either 
empty or contained only a few pebbles of sandstone or other 
rock. 
Little Auk, or Rotch, Mergulus alle-—May 12th: 78° 18’, 
6°37’ E. A number of stomachs examined were found to contain 
Calanus finmarckicus in greatest quantity, but also H. libellula 
and a few young of N. norvegica. 
Black Guillemot, or Dovekie, Uria grylle.—A few stomachs 
examined contained in most cases crustacean remains, probably 
E. libellula, in others only a few pebbles. 
