»48 AMSTERDAM ISLAND. 
Sterna Hirundo Silver Bird, or Sea Swallow. 
Anas, A small brown Duck, not much 
larger than a thrush, and ap- 
parently not described by 
naturalists 
Not a single land bird, nor a quadruped of any sort, nor 
even an insect, except flies, was met Avith on the island. 
Tlie number of plants was very limited as to genus and 
species, though there was no want of verdure. They con- 
sisted chiefly of mosses and other genera of the cryptogamous 
class, and a few species of grasses ; but we did not observe a 
frutescent plant on the whole island. The following were 
the only specimens we brought on board, but we had col- 
lected several others which were unfortunately left be-< 
hind : 
Sonchus Oleracea^ 
Apium Petroselinum, 
Marchantia Tolijmorplia, 
Sagina Procumbens, 
Poll/podium, 
Arundo Arenariuy 
Arundo Altera, ^ . ' 
Aspleniiim, 
BlecJmum, 
Lycopodium. 
Beside several species of the marine plants, Ulvee, Fuci, &c. 
