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which is entirely of a blackifh cad, very minutely varied i 77 s. 
with white; the other (perhaps the female) is blacker , May ' 
above, and whiter below. A fmall land bird, of the finch 
kind, about the fize of a yellow-hammer, was alfo found; 
but was fufpedted to be one of thofe which change their 
colour, with the feafon, and with their migrations. At this 
time, it was of a dufky brown colour, with a reddifh tail ; 
and the fuppofed male had a large yellow fpot on the 
crown of the head, with fome varied black on the upper 
part of the neck; but the laft was on the bread: of the 
female. 
The only fifh we got, were fome torfk and halibut, which 
were chiefly brought by the natives to fell; and we caught 
a few fculpins about the fhip; with fome purplifh flar-fifh, 
that had feventeen or eighteen rays. The rocks were ob~ 
ferved to be almofl deditute of fliell fifh; and the only 
other animal of this tribe feen, was a red crab, covered with 
fpines of a very large fize. 
The metals we faw were copper and iron ; both which, 
particularly the latter, were in fuch plenty, as to conflitute 
the points of mod: of the arrows and lances. The ores, with 
which they painted themfelves, were a red, brittle, undtuous 
ochre, or iron-ore, not much unlike cinnabar in colour ; a 
bright blue pigment, which we did not procure; and black 
lead. Each of thefe feems to be very fcarce, as they brought 
very fmall quantities of the fird and lad, and feemed to 
keep them with great care. 
Few vegetables of any kind were feen; and the trees 
which chiefly grew here, were the Canadian and fpruce 
pine, and fome of them tolerably large. 
The beads and iron found amongd thefe people, left no 
room to doubt, that they mud have received them from 
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