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5. Page 13. “ Op het lant onthouden,” &e. 
In this country occur Tortoises, Wallichvogels, Flamingos, Geese, Ducks, Field-hens, large and small Indian 
Crows, Doves, some of which have red tails (by eating which many of the crew were made sick), grey and green 
Parrots with long tails, some of which were there caught. 
6. Page 16. “ Verumenimverd, concinnata,” &c. 
After I had written down the history of this bird as well as I could, I happened to see in the house of 
Peter Pawius, Professor of Medicine in the University of Leyden, a leg cut off at the knee, and recently brought 
from Mauritius. It was not very long, but rather exceeded four inches from the knee to the bend of the foot ; 
its thickness, however, was great, being nearly four inches in circumference, and it was covered with numerous 
scales, which in front were wider and yellow, but smaller and dusky behind. The upper part of the toes was also 
furnished with single broad scales, while the lower part was wholly callous. The toes were rather short for’ so 
thick a leg; for the length of the largest or middle one was not much over two inches, while that of the next to it 
was barely two inches, of the hind one an inch and a half. The claws of all were thick, hard, black, less than an 
inch long, but the claw of the hind toe was longer than the rest, and exceeded an inch, 
7. Page 17. “On y trouve encore,” &c. 
“Men vinter ooc sekeren,”’ &e. 
They find there certain birds which some name Dodaersen, and others Dronten. Those who first arrived here 
called them Walgh-voghels, because they were able to procure plenty of others which were better. They are as 
large as a Swan, with small grey feathers, without wings or tail, having on their sides only small winglets, and 
behind four or five feathers more prominent than the rest. They haye large thick feet, with a large clumsy beak 
and eyes, and have commonly in the stomach a stone as large as the fist. They are tolerable eating, but the 
stomach is the best part. 
8. Page 17. “ Pendant tout le temps,” &e. 
* Alle den tijt dat hier lagen,” &e. 
All the while they were here, they lived on Tortoises, Dodos, Pigeons, Turtle-doves, grey Parrots and other 
game, which they caught by hand in the woods. The flesh of the Land Tortoises was very well tasted. They 
salted and smoked it, and found it very serviceable, as were the Dodos which they salted. 
9. Page 18. “Bs hat auch daselbst,” &e. 
There are also many Birds, as Turtle-doves, grey Parrots, Rabos forcados, Field-hens, Partridges, and other 
birds in size like Swans, with large heads. They have a skin like a monk’s cowl on the head, and no wings, but 
in place of them about 5 or 6 yellow feathers; likewise in place of a tail are 4 or 5 curled feathers. In colour 
they are grey; men call them Totersten or Walckviyel; they occur there in great plenty, insomuch that the Dutch 
daily caught and eat many of them. For not only these, but in general all the birds there are so tame that they 
killed the Turtle-doves as well as the other wild Pigeons and Parrots with sticks, and caught them by hand. 
They also captured the Totersten or Walckvigel with their hands, but were obliged to take good care that these 
birds did not bite them on the arms or legs with their beaks, which are very strong, thick and hooked; for they 
are wont to bite desperately hard. 
10. Page 22. ‘“J’ay veu dans Visle Maurice,” &e. 
I have seen in Mauritius birds bigger than a Swan,! without feathers on the body, which is covered with a 
black down; the hinder part is round, the rump adorned with curled feathers as many in number as the bird is 
years old. In place of wings they have feathers like these last, black and curved, without webs. They have no 
1 The figure of this bird is in the second navigation of the Dutch to the East Indies, in the 29th day of the year 1598. They call it 
“bird of disgust.” 
