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О. HELMs. 
April 4th. I received a number today from Sarfak. 
April 27th. There have been quite a number here in the district 
lately and, according to the natives, the same is the case both 
at Sermilik and Cape Dan district. 
May 15th. Ptarmigans now seen in pairs, and the females have 
begun to assume the greyish summer dress. 
May 29th. Received several with plumage changing. 
March 10th. From the middle of January up to the last few 
days of February there were unusually many ptarmigan round 
here. In the vicinity of the houses alone there have on some 
days been shot about 50. Just as quickly as the ptarmigan 
arrived, they have now disappeared, and just now hardly a 
trace of them is to be seen, presumably owing to the deep layer 
of snow covering the country. 
June 15th. Today I received from a Greenlander 9 ptarmigan 
eggs, taken in Tasiusak under a dwarf willow; there were already 
big young in the eggs. 
March 14th. After not a single ptarmigan had been seen or 
shot for a long time, a few have lately been noticed in the district, 
although there are more at Sermilik, according to a native. 
May 12th. Ptarmigan have commenced to be quite common. 
June 17th. Found a nest with 6 eggs. 
Jan. Ist. Ptarmigan seen now and then. 
Jan. Ist. From December to end of February there have been 
many ptarmigan. 
April 4th. Seem to have completely disappeared. 
January 26th and 27th comparatively many ptarmigan seen 
round here, and the teacher, Olsen, asserts that while on a hunting 
trip one of these days he saw a flock of about 200. After two 
days they disappeared almost without trace (literally speaking) 
without our succeeding in getting many of them. 
Febr. 24th. There is quite a lot, comparatively. 
Febr. 28th. Large numbers of ptarmigan are said to be in every 
part of the district. 
March 5th. A number still seen and shot. 
April 13th. Still a good number. 
April 24th. Since the beginning of the month there have been 
unusually large numbers. 
Jan. 8th. There are almost no ptarmigan. 
May 26th. The female ptarmigan is now almost wholly grey, 
whilst the male is still pure white as in winter. 
June 3rd. During the day I received a pair of female ptarmigan 
in which there where eggs with shells, so they must presumably 
have begun to lay. 
