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abundant at Jan Mayen, where it breeds in considerable numbers. 

 There is a smaller colony on Liverpool Kyst and another or 

 Кар Brewster; great numbers again are breeding together with 

 Mergulus alle on a rock between Кар Brewster and Stewart 0, 



These birds were sitting on eggs on the rocks of Jan Mayen 

 during the last part of June. 



Here I saw a specimen which was <^hringvia» on one side 

 but not on the other. I was only a few yards from the bird, 

 but it was no use shooting it as it would have fallen down into 

 a strong surf, where it would have been absolutely lost. 



Mergulus alle (L.). ^^/e. «/7. '"'h-'Vi. ''^h-''4i. 'Vs. ''Vs. Vs. 



The Little Auk was seen in far less numbers in the floating 

 ice this year than in 1891 (Byder's Exp.). In Jan Mayen it 

 breeds; among other places on — or rather in — some high 

 mountains on the north side of the south Lagoon, rather far off 

 the coast. On Liverpool Kyst I saw three different nesting 

 places where also a number of Guillemots were living: on Кар 

 Brewster and on the bird -cliff between Кар Brewster and 

 Stewart 0. In the latter place it breeds in numbers. In 

 Scoresby Sund only a few were seen , possibly because the ice 

 did not break up until the end of July. 



A specimen was found dead without any visible injury in 

 Jameson Land, about four miles from the coast. It had pro- 

 bably lost its way in the fog. 



Fratercula arctica (L.). ^^/e-^Ve. 



The Puffin was only seen about Jan Mayen where it breeds 

 in comparatively small numbers. 



Falco gyrfalco L. 



At Кар Stewart the Falcons occupied the same nesting place 

 as in 1891 — 92 when 1 was here with Byder's Exp.; besides 

 two other nesting places were seen on Neill's Klipper along 

 the coast of Hurry Inlet. 



