Of other species, the roseate gull (_Rhodostethia rosea_), 84° 41′ N., disappeared as the _Fram_ drifted west from the longitude of Franz Josef Land, to be replaced as Spitzbergen was neared by a wader (_Crymophilus fulicarius_), 83° 01′ N.; forked-tailed skuas (_Stercorarius pomatorhinus_), 82° 57′ N., and Bruennich’s guillemot (_Uria lomvia_), 83° 11′ N. The glaucous gull (_Larus glaucus_), 84° 48′ N., and long-tailed skua (_Stercorarius longicaudus_), 84° 47′ N., although seen both summers, were quite infrequent. These data indicate absence of land at any near distance to the north, and disclose the interesting fact that only the six following species, including the snow-bird who is more probably a straggler, can be classed as regular summer migrants to the vast ice-fields which cover the Arctic Ocean to the north of Spitzbergen and Franz Josef Land. [Illustration: RHODOSTETHIA ROSEA (MAGG), 1824. YOUNG IN FIRST PLUMAGE.] The little auk (_Alle alle_), 84° 48′ N., was visible almost daily near the 83d parallel in great numbers during the summer season, wherever there were numerous water channels near the _Fram_. Of 40 birds killed at one time, only ten were females. The dovekie (_Cepphus mandti_), 84° 32′ N., with the little auk, was the most numerous of all birds in very high latitudes, and nearly 150 were shot for the table. Out of 40 specimens only 14 were males. The dovekie came early, May 13, 1896. The ivory gull (_Pagophila eburnea_) is also present the entire summer. It was the first visitor in 1895, when on May 14 it was seen in 84° 38′ N., and what is of special interest, was flying from the north-northeast. The snow bunting (_Plectrophenax nivalis_), although a land-bird, was seen both summers at somewhat infrequent intervals, as far as 84° 45′ N. They fed on refuse near the ships, but were also seen near water-holes, and appeared to be feeding on crustaceans. Two of three specimens were males. The first specimen in 1895 visited the _Fram_ on May 22 in 84° 40′ N., and then flew towards the north. In 1896 it appeared on April 25, the first bird of the year, in 84° 17′ N. The kittiwake (_Rissa tridactyla_) was much less numerous than the ivory gull. It was seen in 82° 54′ N. They fed, as a rule, on crustaceans, although in one bird were found parts of a _Gadus saida_ about 70 mm. in length. A _Gadus_ about 120 mm. in length was observed on July 16, 1895, in 84° 42′ N., the most northerly point at which any fish has been found. The fulmar (_Fulmarus glacialis_) came early in 1895, on May 13, and in 1896 on May 22. This bold, voracious bird fed on crustaceans usually, and owing to its villainous smell was utilized principally as food for dogs. The last bird of 1895, a fulmar, was seen on September 14, when the _Fram_ was in 85° 05′ N., 79° E. This is the most northern latitude in which any bird has ever been observed.