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ill a tree; and their eggs are as like as possible 

 to the eggs of those birds. 



Wednes,, May 19, 1779. In the afternoon, ob- 

 serving a great number of ducks in the west 

 corner of Blackguard Bay, I had the Roebuck 

 launched round on the ice to that place; but there 

 being then no wind, they were so shy that I could 

 kill only one. There were several hounds and 

 gulls, with some pigeons and black-divers ^ among 

 them. 



Thursday, May 20, 1779. I shot the hen butcher- 

 bird and had her nest taken, which had six eggs 

 more in it; the cock bird I shot a few days ago; 

 and as I am now in possession of them both, I 

 mean to stuff the skins. 



It snowed till nine this morning, and was clear 

 afterwards. 



Wednes., May 26, 1779. [Capt. Cartwright be- 

 came convinced that Mrs. Selby had been un- 

 faithful.] The fact being clearly proven by two 

 witnesses, and by very strong corroborating cir- 

 cumstances related by seven others, together 

 with her own confession, I declared as formal a 

 divorce between us as ever was pronounced in 

 Doctors Commons. Upon reading the deposi- 

 tions to Daubeny, and asking him what he had 

 to say in his defence, he positively denied the 

 whole; accused her of being in a combination 

 with the other people against him, offered to take 

 his most solemn oath to the truth of his assertions, 



* Possibly American Scoter, Oiderrda americana, as the other scoters 

 are called divers. 



