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Trislrjini (or I lie ( 'oncliolo;.' y, .-iiid Mr. \\ ilson (or (Ik; 

 I'l.-uils. 



Ill oilier lo ('oiii|i;i re lliiir I'.imikis iiiori- c-ril i(-;i lly uilli 

 iJiosc oC IIk' A/on^s, ( ukIiiimii iiiikIc ;i riirt.licr cxitcdit-ioii in 

 IH7'i lo Miulcir.-i ;iii(l llic Ciiiiniics, l)ii( ;ic;isc ol' siii;ill-|)ox 

 li.'iviiif;- ItroKcii oiil .'iiiioii^sl, I, lie cn-w oC 1 lie stcniiiiT, lie was 

 iiol iiMowcil lo l;iii(l :il llir (oriiicr isl;iii(l Inil u;is nciiI, on lo 

 'IVncrilTc, w licrr lie iiii(lcr\Mnl, Icii (Iiivm' i|ii;ii;iii( iiic in niiolil 

 ininril prison. Wiicii Ins (rccdoin \v;is r('i;;iin((l lie csl.-il) 

 lislicd his li(;idi|ii;iilci's ;if. I lie I'ncrl.o (\i- ( )rol;iv;i,, Croni 

 v\ liciicc lie niiidc viirions expeditions on Tool, to oilier purls 

 o( llie ishiiid, (VeipK'iitJy h"'"h ^" ''"' '"J^'' piin' I'"' '^1 , ■'•nd 

 on one oce;ision iisecndiii v; the |ie:ik. ( loin iniinie.'il ion uilli, 

 (lie oilier islands at tinit, time was a, iiniller of eonsideralile 

 (lidieiill \ , and in eonscfpienee oi" tin; ri;^i(l (|nai'a-nt iin- regu- 

 lations tlieii in IcM'ee, ( iod inaii was iinahle t.o do more than 

 pay :• linrried visit to Talma and l''n(;rt.e.\cnl,iira, while at, 

 neither ol these islands was he ahle to do ;uiy Hcrions 

 colleet in;;. On l(a\iii;_', I he ( 'anaries he landed in Madeira, 

 and went round the island on loot mahiii^' a, <-oll(;el,ioii of 

 hirds. Mere in the lanrel-Core-t he procured specimens of 

 I he W Ood I'i^^con, which, I hoiip,h ident ical with thai I on nil in 

 'reneride, proved lo he iindcscrihed and was named hy him 

 CoIiiuiIki IhiUii on his relnrn lo Kn;;land. TteCore lea\ iii^- 

 {"'iinehal he crossed lo the Salvages in an open hoat, slarlinj; 

 ill e:din and line wealhcr. The landing; is at all limes soiiie- 

 wliai didicnlt, as the rocks an; sleep and slippery, and there 

 is usually a, sw(dl; however, Imvin^- Meraiid)led ashore, he soon 

 round some rdrels hreedin;; in I hei r hn rrows ainoii;j,st iJu; 

 rocks, hill, had scarcely lime to };('t. more than a, do/en 

 specimens hd'ore it l)ej;an to hlow |)rel ly hard and a speedy 

 I'd real, tothelioal heeaine neeessa ry. ()n the rel iirii journey 

 l(» l*'iinelial the j;ale increased in viol(;nc(; and tin; boat was 

 nearly capsi/ed more than once, most of tin; birds and v<^<^s 

 wer(! washed ovcrhoard, and (Jodman only saved his ;;iia 

 Ironi the same late \\\ lasliin-; it to IIk; seal ol' llm hoal. 

 A short aeeoniil ol" his experiences in these islands appeannl. 

 in ' 'I'he llns ' lor IS?,'.'. 



