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disbelieving passengers, who flocked from cabin 

 md steerage to view the splendid prize, wiidb 

 eHi^ted mtp!!^ tod ttoiiatioii, its it 



lay on the deck, with expanded wings, and h«llf 

 drowned from having; Ijcen draooed some diiitaiiee 

 tlirongh the water. Xotliiiig more was afterwtirda 

 heard of the size of the bird being exaggerated j 

 md U pim^ hf a long €me aHer a subj^ 

 irf pP(lii^09Sij^jQ^, all Jin ! ting in prononneing it 

 an enormous and splendid production of the 

 feathered creation. A second specimen was 

 caught soon after : the first measured four- 

 teen £mt ^tsi the extremity df wing to iMt 

 of the otBer; and tlie sccondj ten feet jfoxur ino-hes. 

 There was a slight difference of plumage in the 

 two birds ; one having the u|i])L'r }>art of the 

 head and back of a beautiful pencilied white ; 

 irMle fShe upper part q£ Mte h&^i: and )m3L ol 

 ilie other vm blaek. T!kB -dciii^ &n ^S&s^fmg 

 the birds, was found to contain a very large 

 quantity of oil, as is usual with the oceanic 

 birds. A cluster of cartilaginous tumors was 



fymd attacdte* 1o ik^ web xsi tfee fm o^f of 

 tlie bircb« Th^e fltarynx and oesophagiia ^e 



capable of being distended to a very large size, 

 ^\ luch enables the bird to swallow large pieces of 

 food entire. 



At ^jft$in «eite#tts df ih*^ year tliey retiire tt> 



