i^for do I think he is battled for Prey^ but to re-« 

 itiove him from what is perhaps the Food of both^ 

 The Number of Whales here has put me Ibme* 

 times on thinking an advantageous Filhery might 

 be made of it, but I prefume they (no more than 

 thole of Brajil) are the Sort which yield the pro^ 

 Stable Part, called Whale-Bone : All therefore that 

 the Wanders do, is now and then to go out with 

 two or three Canoes, and fee on one for Di* 

 verfion. 



The Rdcks and outer Line^ df the Ifland, are 

 the Haunts of variety of Sea^Birds, efpecially 

 Boobies and Noddies the former are of the Big- 

 of a Gull, and a dark Colour, named fo from their 

 Simplicity, becaufe they often fit ftill slnd let th^ 

 Sailors take them up in their Hands but I fancy 

 this fucceeds more trequeutly from their Weari^* 

 nefs, and the Largenefs of their Wings^ which^ 

 when they once have refted, cannot have the Scop6 

 necelTary to raife and float them on the Air agaim 

 The Noddles are fmaller and flat footed alfo. 



What I would remark more of them, is, th^ ad-* 

 mirable Inftinft in thefe Birds^ for the proper Sea^ 

 ions, and the prctper Places tor Support. In the 

 aforemeation'd Months, when the large Filh were 

 here, numerous Flocks Fowl attend for the 

 Spawn and Superfluity of their Nourifliment ^ and 

 in "january few of either for the fame Reafon^ 

 there are fcarce any Sea Fowl feen on the Jfrkafl ' 

 Coaft Rocks and Ifiands b(^ng generally their' 

 beft Security and Subfifliance. 



The Harbour of Princes is at the fi. S. F^oint 

 the I (land the North-Side has gradual Soun*» 

 dings, but here deep Water, having no Ground 

 at a Mile off with 140 Fathom of Line. The PorC 

 ('when in) is a fmooth narrovv Bay, fafe frofti Winds, 

 ('unlets a little Swell when Southerly) and draugB* 

 t;«d into oth|r fitialler jtnd land/ Qn^s^ cojavenient 



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