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July 1770.   Endeavours River

which was a male which was easily to be distinguishd from the female by the vast size of his tail  which was four times longer & thicker than hers  in every other respect they were exactly alike  One of our people on board the ship who has been a Turtler in the West Indies told me that they never sent male Turtle home to England from thence because they wasted in keeping much more than the females  which we found to be true

17. Tupia who was over the water by himself saw 3 Indians who gave him a kind of longish roots about as thick as a mans finger & of a very good taste   on his return the Captn Dr Solander & myself went over in hopes to see them & renew our connections; we met with four in a canoe who soon after came ashore & came to us without any signs of fear   after receiving the beads &c that we had given them they went away, we attempted to follow them hoping that they would lead us to their fellows where we might have an opportunity of seeing their Women  they however by signs made us understand that they did not desire our company

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