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Page 170
... head covered . Probably every time the head of the ship struck the water the seaweed had been thrown over , instead of under , the taffrail , for the lower part of the head was so well fenced up by a grating that not even a single stay ...
... head covered . Probably every time the head of the ship struck the water the seaweed had been thrown over , instead of under , the taffrail , for the lower part of the head was so well fenced up by a grating that not even a single stay ...
Page 263
... head down to the nape he wore it twisted in a drooping tress . His face was dark , with deep - set black eyes under ... heads , plaited from fresh leaves . The rowers were seated , and rowed with small paddles . We were lying at no great ...
... head down to the nape he wore it twisted in a drooping tress . His face was dark , with deep - set black eyes under ... heads , plaited from fresh leaves . The rowers were seated , and rowed with small paddles . We were lying at no great ...
Page 354
... heads , and a small protuberance on the beak . Besides these there are quails , pigeons , sparrows , and many other ... head and neck , instead of green ones . Snakes and lizards abound in New Holland . We did not see any snakes whose ...
... heads , and a small protuberance on the beak . Besides these there are quails , pigeons , sparrows , and many other ... head and neck , instead of green ones . Snakes and lizards abound in New Holland . We did not see any snakes whose ...
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Lyeskov Visokoi and Zavodovski Islands | 3 |
Wandering and Sooty Albatrosses | 9 |
Banksia Blue Tit Honeyeater and Waratah | 17 |
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a.m. the wind albatrosses altered course anchor Antarctic appeared ashore Bellingshausen birds black petrels blew blue petrels boat Candlemas Islands canoes Cape Captain Cook chart chronometers clouds cocoa-nut colour continued coral covered crew dark daybreak deck east eastward farther fathoms feet fresh freshened frost Governor heavy horizon icebergs icefield island knots land latitude Lazarev light wind Long longitude look-out lunar distances Macquarie Macquarie Island midday midnight miles Mirnyi mist morning mountain natives navigation night noon north-east north-west o'clock observed officers Ono Island Otahiti Palliser Island passed penguins Peter I Island Port Jackson proceeded rain reef round Russian sazhen ship shore shortened sail side sight snow fell South Georgia south-east south-west southern staysail swell tack temperature thermometer thick weather top-gallant topsails turned Van Diemen's Land variation vessels Vostok voyage whales wind shifted Zavodovski