APPENDIX; A. 
Literal Translations of the Latin, French, Dutch, and German passages relating to the Dodo, in Part I. Chole 
1. Page 9. “ Insula dicta preterquam,” &e. 
This island, besides being very fertile in terrestrial products, feeds vast numbers of birds, such as Turtle-doves, 
which occur in such plenty, that three of our men sometimes captured 150 in half a day, and might easily have 
taken more by hand, or killed them with sticks, if we had not been overloaded with the burden of them. Grey 
Parrots are also common there, and other birds, besides a large kind, bigger than our swans, with large heads, half 
of which is covered with skin like a hood. These birds want wings, in place of which are three or four blackish 
feathers. The tail consists of a few slender, curved feathers, of a grey colour. We called them Walckvégel, for 
this reason, that the longer they were boiled, the tougher and more uneatable they became. Their stomachs, 
however, and breasts were well tasted and easy to masticate. Another reason for the name was that we had an 
abundance of Turtle-doves, of a much sweeter and more agreeable flavour. 
2. Page 9. ‘ Déclaration de ce qu’avons veu,” Xe. 
Fig. 1. Are Tortoises which frequent the land, deprived of paddles for swimming, of such size that they load a 
man; they crawl very stiffly, and catch crawfish a foot in length, which they eat. 
Fig. 2. Is a bird, called by us Walckvogel, the size of a Swan. The rump is round, covered with two or three 
curled feathers ; they have no wings, but in place of them three or four black feathers. We took a number of these 
birds, together with Turtle-doves and other birds, which were captured by our companions when they first visited 
the country, in quest of a deep and potable river where the ships could lie in safety. They returned in great joy, 
distributing their game to each ship, and we sailed the next day for this harbour, supplying each ship with a pilot 
from among those who had been there before. We cooked this bird, which was so tough that we could not boil it 
sufficiently, but eat it half raw. As soon as we reached the harbour, the Admiral sent us with several men into the 
country to seek for inhabitants, but we found none, only Turtle-doves and other birds in great abundance, which 
we took and killed, for as there was no one to scare them, they had no fear of us, but kept their places and allowed 
us to kill them. In short, it is a country abounding in fish and birds, insomuch that it exceeded all the others 
visited during the voyage. 
Fig. 3. A Date-tree, the leaves of which are so large that a man may shelter himself from the rain under one 
of them, and when one bores a hole in them and puts in a pipe, there issues wine like dry wine, of a mild and sweet 
flavour: but when one keeps it three or four days, it becomes sour. It is called Palm-wine. 
Fig.4. Is a bird which we called Rabos Forcados, on account of their tails which are shaped like sheers. 
They are very tame, and when their wings are stretched they are nearly a fathom in length, The beak is long, 
and the birds are nearly black, with white breasts. They catch and eat flying-fish, also the intestines of fish and 
birds, as we proved with those which we captured, for when we were dressing them, and threw away the entrails, 
they seized and devoured the entrails and bowels of their comrades. They were very tough when cooked. 
Fig. 5. Is a bird which we called Indian Crow, more than twice as big as the Parroquets, of two or three 
colours. 
2K 
