1892-93.] Mr Rodger on Arctic Natural History Collections. 159 
During all this period no whales had been seen by the “ Esqui- 
maux,” and only one had been procured by the fleet, viz., by the 
s.s. “Maud,” at the end of May, off Disco; nor had we seen 
any seals, except a few stragglers in the water. On 3rd July a 
female Okduke was killed, and the skull preserved. On the same 
date surface-nettings were taken off Pond’s Inlet, yielding very 
large Clios and Limacinas, Calanas jinmarchicus, Eiitliemisto lihel- 
lula, and other forms. 
ISText day swabbings were taken in 200 fathoms, 10 miles 
S.W. of Cape Wild. A small Comatula, allied to C. eschrlclitii, 
but apparently different, Chaetonymplion macronyx, not hitherto 
recorded from westward of the Faroe Islands, an immense Tanais, 
and a very remarkable calcareous sponge, were the chief prizes. 
In this neighbourhood Clio borealis was very abundant, and 
specimens were preserved both in spirit and glycerine, the latter 
keeping very successfully the beautiful colour of the animal. 
The ship continued under canvas during the following days, 
searching unsuccessfully for whales in snowy and misty weather, 
running too fast for surface-netting or other means of collecting 
specimens. Then, running northward under steam and canvas, 
she entered Lancaster Sound and made Elwyn Bay, or White 
Whale Bay, in Prince Regent’s Inlet, on the 1 2th, in order to 
prosecute the White whale or Beluga fishery. Lancaster Sound 
was entirely new ground for the naturalist, so far as concerned 
the invertebrate fauna. Swabbings and tow-nettings were taken 
at a depth of 7 fathoms, the water being brackish and muddy. 
Small Amphipods were so exceedingly abundant that a Floe-rat 
{Pagomys foetidus) lowered to the bottom was reduced to a clean 
skeleton in three hours. Idotliea sabini, an A. amathillaj allied to 
sabini, and Aegina spinifera^ were very abundant. One specimen 
occurred of a gigantic Caprella^ about 3 inches long. Margarita 
uinbilicalis and oUvacea were the most interesting Molluscs. 
The Beluga fishery was here unsuccessful, though the bay is 
famous for its White whales, and a great number were got at a 
later date. Three or four miles up the fjord thousands of skeletons 
of all ages are said to be lying on the beach. Unfortunately, no 
further collecting was feasible in Lancaster Sound. 
On the 1 9th the ship was back again in Pond’s Inlet, and 
