1891.
June 15
(No 2)
Atlantic Ocean
Lat. 41[degrees] 35[feet] N. Lon. 54[degrees] 33[feet] W.
bluish gray coloring. It came within 500 yds.
and then turned off wandering about in an
aimless way until lost to sight. I have not
doubt that it was a Fulmar - the first I have
ever seen living. 
Sunset. Sky filled with gorgeously-colored clouds
- gold, orange and [lake?] predominating. Sea calm
but undulating. A few small Petrels (Procellaria
pelagica?) and many Shearwaters flying about. 
I counted eight of the latter in sight at once.
Nearly all were Puffinus major with a few
P. stricklandi. They and the little Mother Cary's 
followed the undulations of the sea so closely
that they kept appearing & disappearing above
and behind the swells. 
  The cloud effects to-day were very strange and
impressive. There was for hours a space, slowly 
induring, of clear blue sky in the East and
at the same time in the North a line, miles
in length, of cumulous clouds lying along the horizon
and resembling ice-bergs or snow-capped mountains
rising out of the sea. They were variously mistaken
by the passengers for ice bergs, sails and the smoke
of steamers. They were probably far beyond the
horizon and at a considerable height above 
the sea. 
More motion to-day but few passengers [?]
affected. Passed three steamers bound W.