Works, Volume 98Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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Page 11
... Bird ' flying round the Ship , a sure Signe of not being above 60 Leag ' from some Land or Rock . 1766. Octr . 22nd ... Birds called Nodys 3 all round the Ship , which makes me supose we are near the Island of St Paul , which is laid ...
... Bird ' flying round the Ship , a sure Signe of not being above 60 Leag ' from some Land or Rock . 1766. Octr . 22nd ... Birds called Nodys 3 all round the Ship , which makes me supose we are near the Island of St Paul , which is laid ...
Page 101
... Birds of Various kinds , Such as Albetrosses which is a large Bird about the Size of a Swan but their Bodys larger nor that of a Swan and about the same thickness , their heads Gray with a long Sharp Bill , their Backs & Bellys white ...
... Birds of Various kinds , Such as Albetrosses which is a large Bird about the Size of a Swan but their Bodys larger nor that of a Swan and about the same thickness , their heads Gray with a long Sharp Bill , their Backs & Bellys white ...
Page 112
... birds ' , the white - tailed tropic bird ( Phaeton lepturus ) , a common sea - bird breeding on many tropical islands . Also called ' boatswain bird ' . The name was given by sailors since , as Dampier says , the birds are ' never seen ...
... birds ' , the white - tailed tropic bird ( Phaeton lepturus ) , a common sea - bird breeding on many tropical islands . Also called ' boatswain bird ' . The name was given by sailors since , as Dampier says , the birds are ' never seen ...
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