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fembled ice. This fact having been related on 

 board, by fome of the perfons who accompanied 

 me, feveral of our thipmates, in order to explain 

 the caufe of this phenomenon, infilled that the 

 fea might very well rife to this height in bad 

 weather, although the coaft was guarded by 

 rocks which were pretty large, but in truth at no 

 great diftance from the foot of the mountains. 



As this ftream, which was very dull, fupplied 

 us flowly with the water neceffary for quenching 

 our thirft, we were compelled to reft ourfelves 

 on its banks ; and prefently fome fmall drops 

 of fait water, by which we were wetted, ap- 

 prized me that the air was raiting as far as us the 

 fea- water, attenuated by the daihing of the waves 

 againfl the rocks. Our clothes were lpeedily 

 covered with it, as if they had been expofed 

 to a flight fog; this water had lolt none of its 

 faltnefs. 



Some birds were waiting for us to retire, in 

 order to come and quench their third. I here 

 killed a charming fawn-colour turtle, remark- 

 able for fix or eight, golden feathers, which it has 

 towards the bafe of the wings. For this reafon 

 White has called it the golden-winged pigeon : 



* See page 146 of White's Journal of a Voyage to AVw South 

 Waks,v/h\ch contains a great variety of drawings and defciip- 

 tions of fpecimens of the natural productions of that country. 

 PublUhed by Debrett in 1 790. T. 



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