THE ZOOLOGIST 



THIRD SERIES. 



Vol. XIV.] FEBRUARY, 1890. [No. J 58. 



THE BIRDS OF JAN MAYEN ISLAND. 



Communicated, with Annotations, by W. Eagle Clarke, F.L.S. 



Corresponding Member of the Ornithological Society of Vienna, &c. 



(Continued from p. 16.) 



Uria grylle, L., Black Guillemot. — On the coasts of Norway, 

 as well as in the fjords which we passed, we saw in summer 

 several single " Ty sties." At Jan May en we saw the first Ty sties 

 when we were hardly ten miles distant from the island. In 

 comparison with other northerly birds, the Tysties are seldom 

 met with. On the Vogelberge this species is only poorly 

 represented. I saw a few nests in clefts and small holes at low 

 elevations. On the 6th of December I shot two specimens which 

 were already in winter dress. Out of the many specimens which 

 I had seen or shot there were not two birds in winter dress which 

 were coloured alike. On the 21st of April I shot one black and 

 one white bird. The latter had, however, already more dark 

 feathers than those shot in winter. On the 27th of April these 

 pale birds were met with in great numbers, and only disappeared 

 when the ice had completely surrounded the island. Although 

 the nests of the Tysties were not placed high above the ground, 

 it was difficult to get at them, as we had no ladders ; and to get at 

 them from above, we should have had to descend many hundreds 

 of yards; hence, in spite of the utmost efforts, we were only 

 able to get two nests of this breeding bird on Jan May en. In 



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