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and also Zagalassowca Glacialoides, were best repre- 
sented. They were always seen swimming about in 
the open spaces in the ice, seeking food which mainly 
consisted of crustacea. Only in a few instances a 
very small fish, like a herring in shape, has been 
found in them. | 
Among the seals we saw about this time there 
MR. NIKOLAI HANSON TAKING SEA;TEMPERATURES. 
were two young sea-leopards, as well as some white 
seals. Of the latter we secured ten up to this date. 
The first nine of these were of the same kind, but 
the last one must be of quite another kind, judging 
from the skull, while in skin and size it was exactly 
like the rest. In the large sea-leopard the remains 
of an octopus was found. The stomachs of the white 
seals were all absolutely empty. As I observed during 
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