whales. Skipjacks : Fowls^ 8cCi i 1 5 
On the 27th alfo, fome Weeds fwam by 
us, and the Birds that had flown along with 
us all the way almofl: from Brazil, now 
left us, except only 2 or 5 Shear- waters. 
On the 28th we faw many Weeds fwim 
by us, and fome Whales, blowing. On 
the 29th we had dark cloudy Weather, 
with much Thunder, Lightning, and vio- 
lent Rains in the Morning: But in the E- 
vening it grew fair. ' We faw this Day a 
Scutle-bone fwim by us, and fome of our 
young Men a Seal, as it fhould feem by 
their Defer iption of its Head. I faw alfo 
fome Boneta’s, and fome Skipjacks, a Fifti 
about 8 Inches long , broad and fizable, 
not much unlike a Roach ; which our Sea- 
men call fo froni their leaping about. 
The 50th of being ftill nearer the 
Land, we faw abundance of Scutle-bones 
and Sea- weed, more Tokens that we were 
not far from it ; and faw alfo a fort of 
Fowls the like of which we had not feenin 
the whole Voyage, all the other Fowls ha- 
ving now left us. Thefe were as big as 
Lapwings; of a grey Colour, black about 
their Eyes,_ with red fharp Bills, long 
Wings, their Tails long and forked like 
Swallows ; and they flew flapping their 
Wings like Lapwings. In the Afternoon 
we met with a Ripling like a Tide or Cur- 
rent, or the Water of fomeSholeor Over- 
fal ; but were part it before we could found. 
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