EAST COAST OF SCOTLAND. 7 



Through Mr. Thomas Southwell's kindness I have received a 

 few items of interest from the log of the whaler * Eclipse,' Capt. 

 D. Gray. Also a note from Mr. T.H. Nelson, taken on board the 



* Camoens,' 150 miles N.N.W. of Orkney ; as also a note or two, 

 through the kindness of Mr. Eobert Gray, taken on board the 



* Marathon' in the Atlantic by Mr. Thomas Anderson. These are 

 now given ; and the land notes will be entered after the para- 

 graphs on each species or group. 



'Eclipse.'— March 28th, 1883, 70° 7' north, 3° 40' west, saw 

 but one Hooded Seal to-day, but plenty of Botches, Looms, 

 Snow Birds, and Mallemauks. April 19th, 69° 53' north, 5° 30' 

 west, saw a few Bottlenose Whales, and at night a Merlin lighted 

 on the fore-topsail-yard, and there fell asleep, and was afterwards 

 caught. He seemed very tired and weak. I made a box for him, 

 and fed him on small pieces of meat. April 22nd, the Hawk 

 seems to be thriving ; he is kept below during the day and on 

 deck when it is fine. April 24th, 68° 29' north, 9° 12' west, let 

 the Hawk away at 10 a.m. He flew straight to S.W. At 2 p.m. 

 spoke the * Catharine ' brig. Whilst speaking the * Catharine ' I 

 was astonished to see my old friend the Hawk sitting on one leg 

 in the lower quarter boat, looking very disconsolate, and, when 

 scared, immediately flew to the * Catharine.' He had evidently 

 come across that vessel at sea, and had flown on board her. 

 May 2nd, 68° 20' north, 11° 30' west, a great many birds about 

 the ship, a few hundreds of Mallemauks, and numerous Snow 

 Birds, Burgomasters, Snow Buntings, two Eider Ducks, and one 

 Iceland Falcon. May 4th, the vessel was followed by a good 

 many Mallemauks, Burgomasters, Snow Birds, &c. May 18th, 

 69° 37' north, 9° 9' east, in the morning a Loom alighted on the 

 main-topsail-yard, and Botches have been numerous, besides the 

 usual number of Mallemauks, Kittiwakes, Snow Birds, and 

 Burgomasters. May 22nd, 69° 59' 3° west, about 65 miles N.N.E. 

 from Jan Mayen, "a few Bottlenose Whales seen during the day, 

 and several Black-headed Gulls and Whimbrels." [This is an 

 interesting note in the distribution of the Whimbrel, which 

 species Capt. Gray knows well, having brought home skins before 

 now, all the way from the coast of S. Greenland, and others have 

 arrived, brought by other whalers, at least two of which are in 

 our collection.— J. A. H. B.] June 10th (70° 32' north, V 29' 

 west), a Swallow or Martin seen. May 16th (about 67° 41' north, 



