Anas acuta L. ^Ve *). 



In Jan Mayen Mr. Hartz found the remains of a Pintail, 

 gnawed by foxes. The wings however were well preserved, so 

 there was no difficulty in identifying the species. 



Pagonetta glacialis (L.). ^^/e-^s/e. ^^/т. '^h. ^4i. ""^i-^Vi. 



I saw a few Longtailed Ducks in the south lagoon of Jan 

 Mayen; they were male birds in summer dress. At Sabine 

 a single male was observed in open sea. At Кар Borlase Warren 

 a few smaller flocks of these birds — mostly males in summer 

 dress — were swimming in the little lagoon on the south side 

 of the Cape. 



As might be expected the Longtailed Duck was also met 

 with in Turner Sund and at Кар Dalton, but, strange to say, 

 not in the inner part of Hurry Inlet. 



Somateria moUissima (L.). ^^/e. -^k. -s/e. ^Vt. ^^h. ^4i. ^Vt. ^Vi. 



2S/7-30/7. ^8. 4s. 19/8. ^Vs. ^Vs. 



The Eider -Duck is met with almost everywhere in the 

 northern part of the East-coast of Greenland. 



It prefers to breed on httle islands and rocks, but as these 

 are very few in number here, it is obliged to be contented with 

 the mainland and the larger islands. Now and again it nests 

 a good bit inland. I thus in Sabine saw a nest about 1000 



*) This date and the following refer to the list at the end of this treatise. 



