Ocean between Europe and America. 2 r 



in their flight, but thislatterheight theyonly 

 are at, when they take their flight from 

 the top of a wave; and fometimes it is faid 

 they fall on the deck of (hips. The 

 greateft diftance they fly, is a good muflcet- 

 (hot, and this they perform in lefs than 

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

 what like that of x\\t yellow-hammer, (Em~ 

 beriza Citrinella, Linn.) It is very remark- 

 able that I found the courfe they took al- 

 ways to be againfl the wind, and though 

 I was contradicted by the failors, who af- 

 firmed that they went at any diredion, I 

 neverthelefs was confirmed in my opinion by 

 a careful obfervation during the whole voy- 

 age, according to which they fly conftantly 

 either diredly againfl the wind, or fome- 

 what in an oblique diredion.* 



We fav/ likewife the fifh called Bonetosy 

 f Scomber Pelamys, Linn.) they were likewife 

 in fhoals, hunting fome fmaller fiih, which 

 chafe caufed a noife like to that of a caf- 

 cade, becaufe they were all fwimming ciofe 

 in a body ; but they always kept out of the 

 reach of our harpoons. 



B 3 Of 



* In Mr. Pennant*^ Britijh Zoology vol. 3. p. 282. is the 

 bell account of this fifh to be met with ; atid in his Britijh 

 7.oology, illujlrated hy Plates and brief explanations is plate 

 xliv. a good and exadl drawing of th6 fifti, the Upper figure 

 reprefenting it in front, the lower fideways. F. 



