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for food, in the same manner as the natives of 

 Kamtschatka.* 



We saw, flying about the wood, a crow ; two or 

 three of the white-headed eagles mentioned at Nootka; 

 and another sort full as large, which appeared also of 

 the same colour, or blacker, and had only a white 

 breast. In the passage from the ship to the shore, 

 we saw a great many fowls sitting upon the water, 

 or flying about in flocks or pairs ; the chief of which 

 were a few quebrantahuesses, divers, ducks, or large 

 peterels, gulls, shags, and burres. The divers were 

 of two sorts ; one very large, of a black colour, with 

 a white breast and belly ; the other smaller, and with 

 a longer and more pointed bill, which seemed to be 

 the common guillemot. The ducks were also of two 

 sorts ; one brownish, with a black or deep blue head 

 and neck, and is perhaps the stone-duck described by 

 Steller. The others fly in larger flocks, but are smaller 

 than these, and are of a dirty black colour. The 

 gulls were of the common sort, and those which fly 

 in flocks. The shags were large and black, with a 

 white spot behind the wings as they flew ; but pro- 

 bably only the larger water-cormorant. There was 

 also a single bird seen flying about, to appearance of 

 the gull kind, of a snowy white colour, with black 

 along part of the upper side of its wings. I owe all 

 these remarks to Mr. Anderson. At the place where 

 we landed, a fox came from the verge of the wood, 

 and eyed us with very little emotion, walking lei- 

 surely, without any signs of fear. He was of a reddish 

 yellow colour, like some of the skins we bought at 

 Nootka, but not of a large size. We also saw two 

 or three little seals off shore ; but no other animals or 

 birds, nor the least signs of inhabitants having ever 

 been upon the island. 



I returned on board at half past two in the after- 

 noon ' 7 and, with a light breeze easterly, steered for 



* See Muller, p. 256, 

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