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at Addy about a week, and then went to Sandy to 

 procure some more Phaleropes, but were unsuc- 

 cessful, not seeing even one : we remained at Sandy 

 a few days, and then prepared for Stromness, our 

 head quarters. By this time our luggage had 

 greatly increased. We now got all ready, and 

 nothing was wanting but a fair wind and a pilot, 

 which we at length obtained ; but the pilot think- 

 ing I would not attempt going without him, en- 

 deavoured to extort from me a far greater sum than 

 I conceived would be a fair remuneration for his 

 services ; we were unable to come to terms, and 

 the next morning being fine, with a fair wind, I 

 started without him. The day continued very fine, 

 and as the wind was in our favour during the 

 whole of the passage, we did not land until we 

 arrived at Stromness about two o'clock in the 

 morning, by which time we were much fatigued 

 and very hungry, our sea- stock being all exhaust- 

 ed soon after starting ; for not expecting to reach 

 Stromness in one day, we had not taken a suffi- 

 cient supply. I remained at Stromness about 

 three days, unpacking the specimens I had col- 

 lected, many of them not being sufficiently dry ; 

 we then went to Sandwick, distant eight miles 

 from Stromness by land, where there is a lough 

 on which the Phaleropes breed : we remained here 



