"July 11 - 1874 'Isles of Shoals' Surface. They also had a most curious habit that I never saw our bird & before namely of walking on the water; this was done in the following manner. The bird half spreading its wing on a horizontal plane would actually walk with long strides on the surface of the water, apparently using its wings no more than to keep its balance inasmuch as there was no perceptible motion of their numbers, and at this manner it would proceed many rods, picking up its food whatever that may be from time to time. I saw at least 100 of them birds all told. Also saw a small porpoise which "brachid" went at times under the bows of the shamm. Arrived at Appledore at 8 and after a poor supper & a first rate waltzing party, went to bed. July 12 Cloudy with a driving E. & N. wind storm all day. While looking out of the window a large black bird which I took to be a murre came dipping over the island before the storm; its flight reminded me of that of M. called. In P.M. the rain held up a little & I strolled