


. well with the "eoilone: 
‘salt. Meats. 
after} F lying-Fith,. was. another Am 

whe iene fea Ay 
‘The Purfuit® ‘of Dolphins. - 
wufemenk. ” 


we anere often diverted with; thé 
having raifed the Flying-Fith by the fwift. 
nels of their’ Swiniming, keep. Pace with 
them, ‘and purfue them fo® clofe ‘that the 
‘Flying-Fith: at length tired, and their W ings 
dry’d, and thereby neceflitated to drop i in 
the Water, often fall into the Jaws of 
Purfuers ; 
-aford ‘them Safety. for no foorer do they 
efcapé their Enemies in the Water, but they 
are caught in the Air by vot gions Birds, 
Bat what feem’d mott rer = of this 
. Kind, was, that’ Tol witie Latitude « of 26 
Deg rees North, about the Midway between | 
~ the two. Continents of Africa and Ame-— 
rica, which I think cannot be lefs than 600 
- Leagues, an Owl. appear’d hovering over 
Sul Ship ; thefe Birds have fhort Wings, - 
nd have been obferved. not to be capable of 
i fone Flights, Tt: being. a common Diverfion | 
“for Boys to run them down after the fecond 

their 
at fome Times neither ibrar 




. or third Flight This Owl after fome At. 
tempts to reft, difappear’ d; 3 and the fame’ 
_ Day being the ‘20d. of March, an Hawk 
with a white Head, Breaft, and Belly, ap- 
pear 'd in like Manner, and the Day after, 
- fome Swallows appear’d, bute none ventur’d - 

cio, alight on any.Pa t of #h 
he : Ship. N O Birdy 
eee more able to. continue Tong. on ‘their 
Wings, thait Plawks and rs but 
at f° 


ote : Eons nous ie 1e manquions pas 4 
régaler ; & Jes Matelots ne laiffa 
] Dolphins ey 



des -accomoder de la Chair de. 
“& de Requins, lor fq ils wavoient 
pendant. long teme que de viandes falées >. 
Uy HOS Amnufements oit: de | 
voir la chaffe de Dauphins apres les Poif- 
fons volants;. les Dauphins abligent leg: 
Poiffons volants a sdlever hors de P eal. 
mais comme ils Magent aufi vite que des 
autres volent, ils les pourfuivent de fi fi pr 
ue les poiffons volants laffés a la jin, 
obligés.de fe replonger dans Peau, pare 
que leurs ailes déffechées ne kes. peuver 
plus foutenir, tombent fouvent dan 
gueule de leurs ennemis ; qe 
trouvent leur fureté ny dans Cun 
Pautre Element, car fi tot qwils s i 
‘des Poiffons qui les pourfuivent dans Pe 
ils font pris dans A par des Oifea 


















proye. Mais ee qui nous parn 
fingulier.én ce genre, ce fut. then Ad 
oT. Ui | 
titude de 26 Degrés ver. 
ron au milieu des det 
LT Afrique & de P 
ne peut pas etre moins d a6 
que de 600 fieties, nous vimes un- cy 
volant au deffus. de notre V. affesu: CA 
cifeaux ont les ailes courtes, &% Lo; 
marque. qu "ils. ne peuve 
loin; les Enfants méme fe flent 
les laffer a quot is reiiff ifjent at res ta fe 
conde ou troifiem 1eme: ~ fois qwils Jes on 
“partir. Ce Hike a i[pavut apres “avi i 
fait. quelques tentatives pour fe repofer 
Et lememe Pion qui etoit le 22 de May 
un Ei Epervier, avec la tere, la poitrine © 
Te ventre bla ameme mi 
LE 











hie ieelaeee Hitos 

mas Pe, ne [e hazarda st n 
pofer fur aucune J di Navire. 
ny a - We | 
delle mas 
quun Elibou ait été capable de continue 
Jon. vol pendant fi fi long tems, ¢ eft 
me pe fort danpreunaia . 
ailes, gue LP Epervier Og Nee. | 

