1891.
June 18
Atlantic Ocean.
Lat. 49 [degrees] 32' N. Lon. 29 [degrees] 0' W. Run 454 miles.
Warm, the wind S.E. and rather fresh, the sea
white-capped the sun shining most of the
forenoon but the afternoon cloudy with
driving mist. The steamer rolled heavily at
times and at least two steamer chairs with
their occupants were overthrown.
  I was on deck rather less than usual 
and did not see a bird of any kind during
the day. C. & E.R.S. who were on the watch
for me most of the afternoon reported only
one, a Mother Carey's Chicken, they said, similar
to those which have been seen of late and
probably Procellaridae pelagica.
  The almost total absence of bird life to-day
may have been apparent rather than real
for it is difficult to see even the larger
Petrels when the surface of the water is
so broken and the air obscured by mist.
Still they cannot have been at all numerous
for I devoted considerable time at intervals
to searching for them.