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except in some specimens a few brown feathers
at the crown of the head. The female - much
further progressed - is now well coated with
her new plumage - the coverts and quill
feathers still remaining white.

At Upernavik the male had already advanced
further than the
and the female had completed her changes.

[Margin] Saturday
June 17

The wind which has been much of late
from the No. set in yesterday strong and
steady from the S.W. We hope it will
influence our pack. The ice when last seen
was near Bedevilled Reach: it advances (the
water) slowly.

Dr. Hayes and Henry Goodfellow at
work preparing library & lockers below for
a re inhabitation of our cabin. We have
been since Pierces death living on deck un=
der temporary housing. Our fuel now
on its last legs forces us to reoccupy our
old habitation.

A crack 18 in wide runs across our
bay. The ice as measured at its margin was
4. / 4 in in thickness.

[Margin] Sunday
June 18

A pair of long tailed ducks passed
over our bay bound for further breeding grounds.
An ivory gull was seen and two
great northern divers ([left blank by EKK]) the
most imposing birds of their tribe. These last
flew very high emitting a regular intervals
their reed like "kawk."

Mr. Ohlsen and Dr. Hayes are off
on a long overland tramp. I sent them to
inspect the open water to the southward.
The immoveable state of the ice foot gives
me anxiety. Last year a large bay but
twenty miles above us was [cloud?] all

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