to-day. I saw only four Mother Cary's
three of which appeared to be Oceanites
oceanica. The fourth looked scarcely
two-thirds the size of the others and
had a different flight very swift and 
erratic. I took it to be a Least Petrel.
At about noon a Fulmar came within
75 yds. of us giving us a fair view.
It appeared to wholly of a light ashy
gray which in some lights looked
nearly white. Flight precisely like a Puffinus.
  At 7.30 P.M. as I was standing in
the bow I suddenly discovered a bird
swimming nearly beneath. It was 
certainly not over 10 yds. from the ship
when it took wing running a little way on
the surface then going off before the wind
alternately flapping and scaling nearly in the
manner of a Puffinus. It was scarce half
as long as P. major the shape similar, black
or blackish crown, white collar around neck,
back mottled brown & grayish, wings dark,
all the quills white-tipped, belly white.
Lat. 46 [degrees] 35' N
Lon. 35 [degrees] 24' W
Run 453 m.
June 17 (Wednesday)
A.M. clear with rather strong N.W. wind and
long regular swells which caused the ship to
roll heavily. Clouds gathering in P.M. and
wind shifting to S.W. with light showers
towards evening. Sun set in clouds.
  A "tramp" steamer bound E. which we passed
at about noon was the only vessel of any
kind seen to-day.
  There has been a marked chance [sic] [change] in
the birds since yesterday. Not a single
Mother Cary's Chicken was seen to-day
and I am not sure that I saw any
P. major but Petrels of the same species
as the bird noted late last evening were
numerous during the entire afternoon,
two or three (never more) being in sight
most of the time. Despite the rough
sea many of them were sitting on
the water such as were in our track
rising at the last moment when
the steamer was nearly upon them.
I had a good view of several though