Lat. [Latitude] 42 [degrees].40 N.
Lon. [Longitude] 61 [degrees].10" W.
Run 300 m.
Sept. 26. A superb day, cloudless, with
smooth sea, very warm.
  The time passed much as usual
although I was on deck more than
during any previous day. I saw
absolutely no birds except Mother Carys [sic] [Carey's]
(O .[Oceanites] oceanica [sic] [oceanicus]) which were much less numerous
than yesterday. Two or three sails
were sighted, all apparently wasting
vessels.
  In the evening we had Mrs. Farley's
wax-works in the saloon, Ellott [sic] [Elliott]
officiating as Mrs. Farley and
Hyman & I representing the
Siamese Twins. It was frightfully 
hot especially for me as I was
dressed in oil skins & sou-wester.
Lat. [Latitude]. 42.22 N
Lon. [Longitude] 68 [degrees] -20 W.
Run 314
Sept. [September] 27 Sunday.- A heavenly day
the sky cloudless & of a peculiarly tender
blue, the air warm, the sea absolutely
without swells and ruffled only by a
light N.E. wind. It was literally as
smooth as a small late in summer.
Early this morning I heard four pistol shots.
A moment later Elliott appeared at our
stateroom & said that the Captain was
shooting at a large Hawk which was
sitting on the yard. I dressed hastily
& went on deck but the bird was gone.
Judging by descriptions it must have 
been an Osprey.
  There was a Junco flitting about
the steamer alighting in the rigging
and Elliott says he saw two at once
earlier. At 9 A.M. a large butterfly
came aboard. At 10.30 a fine [female]
Duck Hawk came about us and
chased our Junco into the rigging
then sheered off without alighting.
We took a pilot aboard early