Bulletin de la Société ornithologique suisse, Volumes 1-2

Voorkant
H. Georg, 1866
 

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Pagina 20 - Gilbert knight, with other gentlemen assisting him in that action, intended to discover and to plant Christian inhabitants in place convenient, upon those large and ample countreys extended Northward from the cape of Florida...
Pagina 19 - There are Sea Guls, . Murres, Duckes, wild Geese, and many other kind of birdes store, too long to write, especially at one Island named Penguin, where wee may drive them on a planke into our ship as many as shall lade her.
Pagina 18 - Northeastwardes, untill they came to the Island of Penguin, which is very full of rockes and stones, whereon they went and found it full of great foules white and gray, as big as geese, and they saw infinite numbers of their egges. They drave a great number of the foules into their boates upon their sayles...
Pagina 44 - The St Kildians do not receive an annual visit from this strange bird, as from all the rest in the list, and from many more. It keeps at a distance from them, they know not where, for a course of years. From what land or ocean it makes its uncertain voyages to their isle is perhaps a mystery in nature.
Pagina 23 - Ils sont toujours en mer et ne peuvent voler haut, d'autant que leurs ailes sont petites , point plus grandes que la moitié de la main, avec lesquelles toutefois ils volent avec mime vitesse à fleur d'eau que les autres oiseaux en l'air.
Pagina 26 - P. 259. quelquefois trois gràds nauires de France allans en Canada, chargeant chacun deux fois leurs basteaux, de ces oyseaux, sur le riuage de ceste isle, et n'estoit question que d'entrer en terre, et les toucher deuant soy aux basteaux, ainsi que moutons à la boucherie, pour les faire entrer.
Pagina 21 - ... himself and all his crew were put to death in a cruel manner. It is known to history that this discoverer was never heard from after leaving France on his last voyage (in 1525). It is believed that Cape Breton was first visited by the Marigold (70 tons), in 1593 ; whereof it is written : " Here diners of our men went on land vpon the very cape, where, at their arriuall they found the spittes of oke of the Sauages which had roasted meate a little before. And as they viewed the countrey they saw...
Pagina 19 - A général collection of thé best and most interesting voyages and travels in ail parts of thé world; many of which are now flrst translated into English.
Pagina 20 - ... in place conuenient, vpon those large and ample countreys extended Northward from the cape of Forida, lying vnder very temperate Climes, esteemed fertile and rich in Minerals, yet not in the actuall possession of any Christian prince, written by M. Edward Haies gentleman, and principall actour in the same voyage, who alone continued vnto the end, and by Gods speciall assistance returned home with his retinue safe and entire.
Pagina 23 - Pies noirs $ blancs , ayans le bec de Corbeau: Hz sont tousiours en mer, et ne peuvent voler haut, d'autant que leurs ailes sont petites, point plus grandes que la moitié de la main, avec lesquelles toutefois Hz volent de telle vitesse à fleur d'eau, que les autres oyseaux en l'air.

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