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from any part of Europe weftward, becaufe 

 we know that there are wide feas between 

 Europe and America, which reach pretty- 

 near the North Pole, in countries where few 

 or no land birds are found, even in the fum- 

 mer : therefore I imagine, that they have 

 found a way eaftward from Tartary. We 

 cannot indeed fay there is a commodious paf- 

 fage that way, fmce Japan in Afia, and Ca- 

 lifornia in America, are the neareft lands to 

 each other that we certainly know of, which, 

 however, are at a very great diftance : yet we 

 know not but there may be iflands, or ex- 

 tended continent, between thefe lands, fome- 

 thing to the northward, that may join, or 

 nearly join, Afia and America. I think our 

 finding fmall land birds of the fame indivi- 

 dual fpecies in both parts of the world, is 

 a probable reafon for this opinion. I cannot 

 help thinking, that America was alfo peopled 

 with the human fpecies from Afia eailward. 

 What has confirmed me in this opinion is a de- 

 fcription of the Samoeds f man-eaters] to the 

 fiorth-eaft of Archangel in Rufila : fee Le 



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