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Mr. Freer reports meeting with three sixty miles east of Belle 

 Isle. They remained with the ship till dusk. 



Land-bjrd (small). — July 29th. Gulf of St. Lawrence, off 

 Anticosti. One seen at noon by Dr. Crymble. Haze ; wind S.E. 



Swallow (sp. ?). — July 29th. Gulf of St. Lawrence, off Heath 

 Point, Anticosti. One seen by same observer at 3 p.m. Similar 

 weather. 



Land-birds (small) . — July 30th. Gulf of St. Lawrence, twenty- 

 five miles off Point Eich, Newfoundland. Four seen by same 

 observer. Eain and haze ; wind S.E. 



Land-bird (small). — July 31st. Gulf of St. Lawrence. One 

 settled on board s.s. ' Tunisian ' ; it did not remain long. Wind 

 variable, clear. 



Land-bird (small). — Aug. 28th. One seen on s.s. 'Tunisian' 

 at 8 a.m. by officers on watch. Fine clear weather ; wind S.W. 

 at 10 a.m. Same day another small bird like a Flycatcher was 

 seen flying about and resting occasionally. 



Land-bird (size of Lark). — Aug. 29th. One seen flying about 

 s.s. ' Tunisian ' by Mr. Smith, fourth officer, one hundred and 

 twenty-one miles E.N.E. of Belle Isle. He did not see it settle. 

 Haze and overcast sky ; wind W.S.W. 



Barn- Swallow (Hirundo erythrogastra). — Aug. 29th. One 

 flying about s.s. ' Tunisian ' at 5.25 p.m., lat. 53° 29' N., long. 

 48° 41' W. Moderate W.S.W. wind and distant haze. Next day 

 (30th), at 7.10 p.m., in lat. 55° 17' N., long. 40° 06' W., one 

 caught, which was probably the same bird. It was alive at 

 midnight (31st), lat. 56° 27' N., long. 25° 20' W. 31st. One 

 caught at 4 a.m., lat. 56° 02' N., long. 34° 50' W., died at 

 4.25 p.m. same day. Another at 6 a.m., lat. 56° 05' N., long. 

 34° 00' W. 



Land-bird (small). — Sept. 2nd. Three observed from same 

 steamer at 7 a.m., one hundred and twenty-one miles N. 70° W. 

 of Tory Island, Go. Donegal. Another at 1.30 p.m., thirty- 

 five miles N. 53° W. of same place. Light west breeze, clear 

 weather. 



Land-birds (small). — Sept. 2nd. Gulf of St. Lawrence. Mr. 

 Milligan, chief officer of s.s. 'Sardinian,' observed three distinct 

 species on board from daylight to dusk. Clear day, wind 

 variable. 



