The voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe; with a historical review of previous journeys along the north coast of the Old World . THE ARCTIC PUFFIN. Swedish, Lunnefogel. (Mormon Arcticus, li.). THE BLACK GUILLEMOT. Swedish, Tejst. (Urm Grylle, L.) places than to the nearest open water, and it is probable thatcolonies of Brlinnichs guiUemots are not located at placeswhere the sea freezes completely even far out from the this perhaps depends the scarcity of Brlinnichs guillemotin the Kara Sea. While sailing in the Arctic Ocean, vessels are nearly alwaysattended by two kinds of gulls,


The voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe; with a historical review of previous journeys along the north coast of the Old World . THE ARCTIC PUFFIN. Swedish, Lunnefogel. (Mormon Arcticus, li.). THE BLACK GUILLEMOT. Swedish, Tejst. (Urm Grylle, L.) places than to the nearest open water, and it is probable thatcolonies of Brlinnichs guiUemots are not located at placeswhere the sea freezes completely even far out from the this perhaps depends the scarcity of Brlinnichs guillemotin the Kara Sea. While sailing in the Arctic Ocean, vessels are nearly alwaysattended by two kinds of gulls, the greedy stormaosen orlorgmacstcren, glaucous gull {Larus glaucus, Brlinn.), and thegracefully formed, swiftly flying kryekian or tretaoiga 7naosen,kittiwake {Larus tridactylus, L.), and if the hunter lies to at anice-floe to flense upon it a seal which has been shot, it is notlong till a large number of snow-white birds with dark bluebills and black le^rs settle down in the neighbourhood in order


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