1891.
June 17
Atlantic Ocean.
Lat. 46 [degrees] 35' N. Lon. 35 [degrees] 24' W. Run 453 miles.
A.M. clear with rather strong N.W. wind and
long, regular swells which made the ship
roll heavily. Clouds gathering in P.M. and
wind shifting to S.W. with light showers
towards evening and a cloudy sunset.
  A "tramp" steamer bound E. which we passed
about noon was the only vessel of any kind
met with to-day. In the afternoon E.R.S.
saw two Whales spouting in the distance.
  There has been a marked change in bird life
since yesterday. To-day no small Petrels ("Mother
Careys") have been seen and I think no Greater
Shearwaters but large Petrels of the same kind
as the bird noted late last evening have been
numerous during the entire afternoon as many
as two or three (never more) being in sight
most of the time. A large proportion of them,
despite the roughness of the sea, were sitting
on the water such as were in our path rising
only at the last moment when the steamer
was nearly upon them. I had a good view
of several through my glass within 50 yds.
They were much smaller than P. major
and of somewhat different "build", the body
shorter and stouter, the wings shorter and
broader although equally pointed and during
flight held in the same stiff, flat manner
at right angles with the long axis of the body