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April 1770    Towards new S. Wales

declard that he saw a flying fish  no one else however observd it

7. Almost calm  the air both yesterday & today has been was damp so that many things began to mould  the sun today had greater power & heat than we had felt for some months past

8. No swell today  Very light breezes  sun & air much as yesterday.

9. Fair breeze tho very little of it  the Sea both yesterday & today was as smooth as a millpool  no kind of swell ranging in any direction   in the Morn a red taild Tropick bird was seen who hoverd some time over the ship but except him few or no Birds appeard

10. Another red taild tropick bird was seen today & a Flying fish  weather as it has now been for several days rather troublesomly warm & the Sea most uncommonly smooth

11. Calm  myself went out a shooting & Killd Diomedea exulans, & impavida  saw profuga.   Procellaria melanopus  Velox, Oceanica, Vagabundalongipes  Nectris fuliginosa which I find to be the same bird as was seen by the Master & Tupia on the 6th.  took up with dipping net Mimus volutator  Medusa pelagica  Dagysa cornuta  Phyllodoce velellaHolothuria obtusata  of which last an Albatross

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