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UHUfil liri^lit of flio'lit, ns srcn nltovo tllG SiU'face 

 oi' tln' \v;it( r, is iVnin two to tlirrc ivvi \ l>ilt I 

 have known tiiciii come on board at a height of 



fo»wftiee» fe^ amd upimxtfe ; mi Ifeey hm^ "been 

 wdl^seeitaiiled to 6^me into the channels of 



a line of l)(ittle ship, wliicli is consid^d Its 

 liigh as twenty feet and upwards.* 



But it must not be supposed they have the 

 pOWi^ lot dmtiiig themselves in tEe air, 

 having Idl ihm nati'm i^ttnenf ; m 

 mg them I have often seen them fall much 

 below tlie elevation at which tliey first rose 

 from the water, but never in any one instance 

 could I observe them raise themselves from the 

 height at whieh thtj iisfesp*angt fat I regaini 



the ( h'vaf inn tiiey take to depend on the power 



of tln> first spring or leap they make on leaving 



tlicir native clement. 



On tile (itli of June, in ktitude T' 50' north, 



&nd lok^gStiid^ 14' ^^t^ ^ flying-fi^ 1^ 

 brought me by one <?f Me ^^ejtai^ j^assen^ias, 

 which had just ** flown" on board over his head, 

 as he was standino- near the fore-part of the 

 sliip ; being still alive when he brought it to 

 me, I hastened ^ pls^ it In bucket of 

 water^ to asteiMn wM&m it ymM #ll^pt 

 ♦ Captain Basil Htkfi. See Fjagm<mts of Yifp0^ Arvdt 



