OCEAN NOTES. 3 



Common Swallow (by description a Martin. — J. A. H. B.) going 

 west (!). Eight Black-footed Petrels ; one Solan Goose, immature ; 

 numerous Gulls. At 6 a.m., apparently the same Solan Goose, 

 twelve Wilson's Petrels, numerous Gulls, five Puffins, and two 

 Little Auks. Lat. 42° 16', long. 6o° 58' ; wind light W. 



May 5th.— At 8.30 a.m., one Skua. Thirty to forty Wilson's 

 Petrels all day. At 6 p.m., a couple of Gulls, and some Puffins. 

 Lat. 42° 10', long. 59° 56' ; wind light to mod. W. 



May 6th. — From 8 a.m. till . dark, thirty Wilson's Petrels, 

 two Little Auks, and one Gull. Lat. 42° 04', long. 53° ; wind 

 mod. N.W. 



May 7th. — All day, twenty Wilson's Petrels, and four Manx 

 Shearwaters. Lat. 42° 56', long. 46° 46' ; wind fresh N.W. 



May 8th. — At 8 a.m., one Black-footed Petrel (Fork-tailed 

 Petrel probably, Wilson's being yellow-webbed between the toes — 

 J. A. H. B.). Wind strong N. 



May 9th. — At 8 a.m., five Terns flying N. At 8.30, twelve 

 Terns resting on sea ahead, flew north. At 5 p.m., seven or 

 eight Wilson's Petrels flying north, very tired-looking, and never 

 heeded the ship. One " Black-footed Petrel" flying N. Lat. 

 47° 29°, long. 36° 09' ; wind strong N. 



May 10th. — Very numerous parties of Terns all day, flying 

 north, three to twelve in number. At 9 a.m., one Skua, one 

 Black-footed Petrel, and one Kittiwake. Lat. 49° 12', long. 

 30° 04', or 794 miles from Fastnet ; wind strong to mod. N. 



May 11th. — At 8 a.m., several parties of Terns, and three 

 Skuas, all going north. At 8.30 a.m., one Kittiwake. At 5 p.m., 

 three Kittiwakes. At 7 p.m., three Skuas circling about. No 

 Petrels. Lat. 50° 81', long, 23° 19'; wind mod. N. 



May 12th. — At 8 a.m., sixteen Kittiwakes, 10 Wilson's 

 Petrels, and four Manx Shearwaters. At 6 p.m., three Skuas, 

 and two very dark hawk-looking birds, evidently in company, 

 one very dark and the other had white vest and throat (Mr. 

 Anderson's " Skuas " are probably Pomatorhine Skuas, and these 

 last Bichardson's Skuas. — J. A. H. B.). At 6.30 a flock of eighty 

 or ninety Terns flying high and going N. and W., and circling 

 frequently as if in doubt as to the proper course. They 

 approached the ship from N.E., and were lost to sight astern, 

 still undecided. One Puffin. 



May 13th. — At 8 a.m., one (by description) Bichardson's Skua 



