Ocean between Europe and America. 2 1 



in their flight, but thislatterheight they only 

 are at, when they take their flight from 

 the top of a wave; and fometimes it is faid 

 they fall on the deck of mips. The 

 greatefl diftance they fly, is a good mulket- 

 mot, and this they perform in lefs than 

 half a minute's time ; their motion is fome* 

 what like that of the. yellow-hammer, (Em- 

 beriza Citrinella, Linn.) It is very remark- 

 able that I found the courfe they took al- 

 ways to be againii the wind, and though 

 I was contradicted by the failors, who af- 

 firmed that they went at any direction, I 

 neverthelefs was confirmed in my opinion by 

 a careful obfervation during the whole voy- 

 age, according to which they fly conftantly 

 either directly againft the wind, or fome- 

 what in an oblique direction.* 



We faw likewife the fifh called Bonetos, 

 (Scomber Pelamys, Linn.) they were likewife 

 in moals, hunting fome fmaller fifh, which 

 chafe caufed a noife like to that of a caf- 

 cade, becaufe they were all fwimrning clofe 

 in a body -, but they always kept out of the 

 reach of our harpoons. 



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* In Mr. Pennant's Britijb Zoology vol. 3. p. 282. is the 

 bell account of this fifh to be met with ; and in his Britifi 

 Zoology, illuftrated by Plates and brief explanations is plate 

 xliv. a good and exa& drawing of the fifh, the upper figure 

 reprefenting it in front, the lower fideways. F. 



