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23rd. Killed another new Procellaria (cequorea) and 

 many of the sorts we had seen yesterday. Caught HolotJiuria 

 angustata, and a species of floating Helix, much smaller than 

 those under the line, and a very small Phyllodoce vdella, some- 

 times not so large as a silver penny, yet I believe it was the 

 common species. In the evening I went out again, and 

 killed an albatross, Diomedea exulans, measuring nine feet one 

 inch between the tips of his wings, and struck one turtle 

 (Testudo caretta). 



25th. Christmas Day : all good Christians, that is to say, 

 all good hands, got abominably drunk, so that all through 

 the night there was scarce a sober man in the ship. Weather, 

 thank God, very moderate, or the Lord knows what would 

 have become of us. 



2*7 th. The water has been discoloured all day, the depth 

 being fifty fathoms. All this day I have noticed a singular 

 smell from windward, though the people in the ship did not 

 take notice of it ; it was like rotten seaweed, and at times 

 very strong. 



During the whole of the gale which was blowing to-day 

 we had many Procdlarice about the ship at some times 

 immense numbers. They seemed perfectly unconcerned at 

 the weather, or the height of the sea, but continued, often 

 flapping, near the surface of the water as if fishing. 



29th. We observed now some feathers and pieces of reed 

 floating by the ship, which made us get up the hoave-net to 

 see what they were. Soon after some drowned Carabi and 

 Phalccnce came past, which we took, as well as many other 

 specimens, by means of the hoave. A large Sphinx was also 

 taken (lat. 41 48'). 



30th. Water very white, almost of a clay colour : sounded 

 forty-seven fathoms. Plenty of insects passed by this morning, 

 many especially of the Carabi, alive, some Grrylli, and one 

 Phalcena. I stayed in the main chains from eight till twelve, 

 dipping for them with the hoave, and took vast numbers. 

 In the evening many Phalcence and two Papiliones came flying 

 about the ship : of the first we took about twenty, but the last 

 would not come near enough, and at last flew away ; they 



