BIRDS IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC. 53 



birds, and professed to place implicit confidence in 

 the assertion, that if they were misused by a ship's 

 crew, those who maltreated them would assuredly 

 meet with some evil fortune. 



The Cape pigeon is a beautiful bird, about the same 

 size as our domestic bird of the same name. They 

 are uniform in color, alternate stripes of black and 

 white coursing their plumage. 



The monimoke, and old horse, resemble in appear- 

 ance the albatross, but are not more than half its 

 size. At times, from the similarity of their appear- 

 ance, I have been led to suppose them their young; 

 and as regards the monimoke, I am still at a loss to 

 determine as to whether the goney has a claim to its 

 paternity or not: but the old horse or stinker, by 

 both of which names it is indiscriminately known, 

 is a totally distinct species ; and when handled, it 

 emits a most offensive odor, which clings with 

 tenacity to its feathers long after being separated 

 from the bird. 



The diver is about the size of the pigeon, and is 

 only remarkable for the great depth to which it 

 descends in search of food. The spectator may be 

 watching the bird gracefully sailing on the surface of 

 the water, when suddenly it disappears from view, 

 and if the water be clear, he may be seen, with his 

 pinions spread, pursuing his course through it with 

 as much fiicility as if he were in the air, for fathoms 

 below the surface. After a short time he gradually 

 ascends, until, emerging from the water, he takes 

 wing and skims through the air, unwearied by his 

 immersion. 



The petrel, or Mother Carey's chicken, is a pretty 

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