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aiice, which could be distinctly traced, eniergitig- 

 ilsdni the gtod ; it waa aboisli a Mflw?, m mtfeet 

 more, in tHckite9$» mA^ ti^iiig ill mim^ I 



found it proceeded in a straight direction, ami 

 then Inid an almost imperceptihle inclination 

 up^vards, until I lost it among the cellular sub- 



#j!ti«^ ()f tlie u^^ (ta wkfeh ife 



than an inch from the base Of the bill ; the 

 length of the duct, as far as traced, was one 

 inch and seven-eighths. I made a drawing of 

 the prepar{|j^(tm. 



At& lM^3^t££tg MbJ^t next M in^uiiy is>, 

 what this t>hni(l secretes, and what is its use in 

 tliat situatiou '/ which at present caiiiiot be an- 

 swered. 



Some of tlbes^ Ujp3»s niibsa bmcgbt m board, 

 mil throw up & qiiaaiiil^ j iuid mi. 



undigested food, becoming ** sea^^ck," as it is 

 usually termed ; such, however, is not invarialily 

 the case, as numbers are brought on l>oard 

 who are not guilty of such indecorous conduct, 

 but it ehmp t^ftm when my of ih^ |>etrel 



tribe are capttjfed* 



A]tlion<5"li accustomed to dissect several of the 

 oceanic l>irds which were captured on board, srill 

 1 cannot refrain from making some remarks on 

 the mielty of 'thcte^ ^Im jpass aw'ay a tdstire 



