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which had been in absolute contact with the salt was quite good but under that which formd a crust of various thickness the meat was in a wonderfull manner corrupted  it lookd well but every fibre was destroyd & disolv'd so that the whole was a paste of the consistence of soft putty yet this hardy stunk. Some Gannets & Man of War birds were about the Ship.

29. Fresh trade  More Gannets & Man of War birds than usual were seen & one tropick bird which seemd to be of a brownish or buff colour but stayd a very short time about the ship

30. two more Buff colourd Tropick birds were about the ship in the morn in company with a white one which was one third at least larger than they were  From thence I am inclind to think that they may be the Paille-en-cul fauve of Brisson  Vol. VI. p.489. & realy a distinct species   besides these many Birds were about the ship  Man of War, Bobies, Gannets &c, who all flew nearer the ship & shewd less fear of her than usual  in the Eve many very small whiteish birds were seen which flew in flocks  We had all this day stood in directly for the Land  yet night came & tho many had seen

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