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lark. A list of these birds, arranged according to their proper 
genera and species, will be given, along with others found in Abys- 
sinia, in the Appendix. 
On the 23d we took leave of Alii Goveta and his friends at 
Amphila,* and set sail for Massowa. In attempting to get out of 
the harbour the wind veered suddenly round to the eastward, which 
compelled us to come to an anchor in five fathoms in the mid- 
channel. In consequence of this delay, the captain, the surgeon 
and myself, went on shore to Harbour Island, and spent the day 
under the shade of a grove of mimosa-trees, which were thickly 
interspersed with climbing shrubs. Nothing can be imagined 
more agreeable than these partial spots of scenery on the islands 
at this particular season of the year. In the evening we made a 
large fire : it was a beautiful moonlight night ; and as our tent 
was distant only about an hundred yards from the sea, it alto- 
gether produced a most delightful effect. On the following 
morning at day-break we went on board, and finally set sail. 
* As this word appears to be different in its character from any other on the coast, I 
cannot help suspecting, that it may prove a corruption from the " 'Av7i(p/A« A/jw-yjv," men- 
tioned by Strabo. Vide Strabonis Geograph. Vol. II. p. 77l» 
