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doubtlefs, comes from a (harp north wind, to which 
it is much expofed. That thofe parts, which lie from 
the Lopatka, farther to the north, are more woody 
and fruitful, is owing to cape Tchukotfki, and the land 
that has been obferved over-againft it, by which thofe 
[parts] are fheltered from the lharp winds. 
For this reafon, alfo, fifh comes up the rivers of 
America earlier than thofe of Kamtchatka. The 
20th of July, there has been oblerved a great plenty 
of hlli in thofe rivers ; whilft at Kamtchatka, it is 
then but the beginning of an abundant fifliery. 
Of berries, they law there an unknown kind of 
rafberries, which bore berries of an extraordinary big- 
nefs and tafte. As to the reft, there grow in that 
country black-berries [with feveral other kinds of 
berries, called in Rufs, jimoloft , golubitfa , brufnitfa , 
and Jhikjha\ , in as great plenty as at Kamtchatka. 
There are creatures enough, good for the fupport 
of the inhabitants of thofe parts j particularly feals, 
fea-dogs, fea-beavers, whales, * canis carckarias , 
marmottes [marmot t a minor ], and red and black 
foxes, which are not fo wild as in other places, pof- 
hbly becaufe they are not much chaced [hunted]. 
Of known birds, they faw there magpies, rayens, 
fea-mews [■f* urili], fea-ravens, lwans, wild ducks, 
jackdaws, woodcocks, J Greenland pigeons, and 
* In Rufs, ah/!, or viokola ; in bignefs, it is inferior to the 
whale; and it is like it in this, that it caffs no fpawn, but brings 
forth young ; upon which account, feme reckon it a fpecies of 
whale. Lefcript. p. 308. ill vol. 
f Uril, corvus aquaticus rnaximus, crillaceus, periophthalmiis 
cinnabarinis, poftea candtdis. 
% Columba Groenlandica, Batavorum, kaiover, vel haiour. 
* miicha- 
