Moravian missionaries, [24].

Morton, Cape, [100], [102]; depôt of, [100].

Morton, Mr., his “open polar sea,” [93]; description of Cape Constitution, accurate, [98]; unable to ascend cliff, [98].

Mosquitoes, plague in Greenland, [32].

Moss, Dr., surgeon, H.M.S. “Alert,” reading by, [168]; lecture on mock moons under the microscope, [169]; makes a balloon on Guy Fawkes’ day, [180]; paints scenery for theatre, [171]; succours the northern division, [326]; sketch for bill of fare by, [335]; paints the boats, [245].

Murchison Sound, [50].

Musical instruments, [7]. (See Harmonium, Piano.)

Musicians in the ships of Sir H. Gilbert and John Davis, [7], [8].

Musk-oxen, traces of, [60], [61]; hunting, [104]; range of, [106]; traces in Discovery Harbour, [107]; beef presented by “Alert” to “Discovery,” [108]; hunt in Shift-Rudder Bay, [113]; quantity of meat from, [186], [204]; meat nearly stolen by dogs, [207]; in the summer, [338].

Mustard and cress grown in the “Alert,” [205], [211], [345].