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is true. I have not slept a minute since we left Labra- 

 dor. The ice here did not break up so that the bay could 

 be navigated till the 17th of May, and I feel confident no 

 one could enter the harbors of Labrador before the 10th 

 of June, or possibly even later. 



August 14- All ashore in search of birds, plants, 

 shells, and all the usual et ceteras attached to our voca- 

 tions ; but we all were driven on board soon, by a severe 

 storm of wind and rain, showing that Newfoundland has 

 its share of bad weather. Whilst on shore we found the 

 country quite rich compared with Labrador, all the vege- 

 table productions being much larger, more abundant, and 

 finer. We saw a flock of House Swallows that had bred 

 about the little village, now on their passage southwest, 

 and all gay and singing. I forgot to say that two days 

 since, when about forty miles out at sea, we saw a flock of 

 the Republican Swallow. I saw here the Blue yellow- 

 eyed Warbler, the Fish-Hawk, several species of Spar- 

 rows, among them the Lincoln's Finch, the Canada Tit- 

 mouse, Black-headed ditto, White-winged Crossbill, Pine 

 Grosbeak, Maryland Yellow-throat, Pigeon Hawk, Hairy 

 Woodpecker, Bank Swallow, Tell-tale Godwit, Golden- 

 eyed Duck, Red-breasted Merganser, three Loons, — of 

 which two were young and almost able to fly ; the Spotted 

 Sandpiper, and a flock of Tringas, the species of which 

 could not be ascertained. We spoke to some of the na- 

 tive Indians to try to engage them to show us the way to 

 the interior, where we are told the Small, or True Ptarmi- 

 gan abounds, but they were too lazy even to earn money. 

 Among the plants we found two varieties of rose, and the 

 narrow-leaved kalmia. Few supplies can be obtained, and 

 a couple of small clearings are all the cultivated land we 

 have seen since we left the Magdalene Islands. On re- 

 turning to our vessel, I was rowed on the roughest sea I 

 have ever before encountered in an open boat, but our 

 captain was at the helm and we reached the deck safely 



