by wglpeh they- a^&4i^Py,gied. At night -theyucDme
abroad] antd thêiiGéfere termed night-bkdsihy thppeople
at-Amsterdam; but being fond of flocking]’© aaylight,
theyr fall into another snare laid, for] ihem^by*.the-iisea*l
Catchers-, who kindle torches for that purpose,pand kill
multitudes of-them. The^pap®dtute indeedstheippihc.ipal
foodv©fthe®t people, who-t-hink it very, good. This b l^
petrel ïsfabout thersizepka* pigérni^ AnotherApefeblpA&d
much smallersijé^and darker colour, frequents this islap^
likewise.. It is -often observed?upon the pceandn bad
weather,eandt is therefore] called, the stormy petrel,retain
the sailofEs’ilangükge, allusive to some witnhisstory&indw
fofgotten, MothePiflary’s chicken. The prettiest .9^%
feathered tribe,; inhabiting, or visiting-Amsterdam-, was
the silver bird, or sterna; hixundo? about 't'he.siü^^^il^^p
shallow $&swift, with a forked or swallow tajjjlttjThe, bill
and legs , are of a bright crimsónseolbnr, the .belly, whited
thé back and wings]bluish ash-ceI.our>, -This bird subsists
chief!y^qn small fish, which it picks up^as*they afe
swimming near the surface of dewater. Mr. Maxwell
shot a. silver bird .flyings, and.*«! it,fell, a fish oftabout
th^qihphestlcingiwas found, held erplsswise; by its bill.
These birdsjrapge about in very ^considerable numbers,
and with no ' appjghension ;of, danger. - Whenever a
.young cfne^was taken, -the; -others, kept fluttering about
the captór for a considerable time, making all the noise
frighten and j p g *
fo ^ flh im , t^ ^ ^ |u t 4 hi$ prize*. w A * r
A in s«fatf*®S M i ^ |t l e m e n ;<fs9fn;the
•feionknade-adf-this} smalfebft'©sfejt|pisla;pd,- they were
accompaniedfby:I f r 4 Q ^ < b p ^ e # ^ ^ s §af»rsiug,men
then Eesidenblupori rV ^w k^^vW M 1^ # ^ ^«bUr
dilct feblmVtas he iWasBac^aintedt]w4th^^he« PAfh leading
up thehsad^bflthebilhor £ u n n% ^ |^w h j% #H^ i twas
pdssibled® asb&Ud
i®f%bo.ut a nfile.i£l%s#|i!ds:f: a ;giadu'al!dech^kkl4ow^b%
the-sea^tewibhin. fif8F y a r B sh w |# e ii^ k ^ n d ends in
aH^etli|lioe^inaeees^bfe4l0m? below, f&ppV h * MV
p f e ^ tb \w h ic b 'S p ^ h communicates w i t l i ^ h i g h )#M*.
By thistbebeals catchers- are enabledPto-paSsjto the shq$e,-
when ‘the direction5 ofn the wind i n d u ^ the, seals] ^
seekjpkestectionnfrom-the roughfaes^f tbel^at^oiithq
opposite side! Whemthe party returned tof t|thastward
ob the island wHereithe-iShips, h a d ^ ^ a l ^ s k 01^ they.
wCrel perceived to*'bh'Pr^par;iWgTrifu^cd^par|pt^ r and the
‘gentlemen,, who*;felt Pef ^ n foi;
hfe^complaiilai^nd attentiolig tutfeiri’ on theiMittle
tottrpaslwell a# for his ready communication of-whatever
he had- observed during ■-!$£> s(#y!uppp, thf(rskpdd had
the mortification to find th^hnhad, for his reward, been
despoiled/;duringrhis absefie^with them> ||hp ©§on-s
sid^ble proportion of thBtekiijft which must, hay e^ost