32 CAPTAIN TUCKEY’S NARRATIVE. 
(Phaeton etherus) breeds in the crevices of the elevated 
rocks near the shores, but was not at this time numerous. 
Fish are tolerably abundant in the bay, and the seine may 
be hauled with good success, either in a sandy cove on the 
west side of the east point of the bay, or on the beach west 
of the town; the latter appearing preferable, the former 
being subject to a sudden rise of surf, when the sea breeze 
blows fresh. Of nine species of fish which we took, three 
only were familiar to us, viz.a young white shark, (Squalus 
carcharias ) barracoota, or barracuda and grey mullet. ‘The 
others we were prevented from examining by a mistake of 
the cabin steward, who (supposing they were selected and 
put by for the purpose) caused these specimens to be drest 
for dinner. Although the most rigid catholics, the inhabi- 
tants seem to make fish a very small portion of their ge- 
neral food, a single boat alone going out to fish in deep 
water; and the few fish we observed on shore were taken 
as we understood by hook and line from the rocks. The 
Governor, however, on learning that we had hauled the 
seine with success, let us know that it was customary to pay 
him the compliment of a dish of fish, which through 
ignorance we had omitted. Of crustaceous fish, we only 
took a prawn four inches long, a few small crabs among the 
rocks, and a species of land crab. 'The testaceous mollusca 
