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           But,acircumstancerathercurious,amongthoseforestproductionsonewouldnotmeetasinglespecimenofthatnumerousfamilyofpalm-treeswhichcountsmorethanathousandspecies,spreadinprofusionoveralmostthewholesurfaceoftheglobe.

           Abovethesea-shoreagreatnumberofverynoisybirdswereflying,whichbelongedforthegreaterparttodifferentvarietiesofswallows,ofblackplumage,withasteel-blueshade,butofalightchestnutcolorontheupperpartofthehead.Hereandtherealsorosesomepartridges,withnecksentirelywhite,andofagraycolor.

           Mrs.WeldonandDickSandobservedthatthesedifferentbirdsdidnotappeartobeatallwild.Theyapproachedwithoutfearinganything.Then,hadtheynotyetlearnedtofearthepresenceofman,andwasthiscoastsodesertedthatthedetonationofafirearmhadneverbeenheardthere?

           Attheedgeoftherockswerewalkingsomepelicansofthespeciesof"pelicanminor,"occupiedinfillingwithlittlefishthesackwhichtheycarrybetweenthebranchesoftheirlowerjaw.Somegulls,comingfromtheoffing,commencedtoflyaboutaroundthe"Pilgrim."

           Thosebirdsweretheonlylivingcreaturesthatseemedtofrequentthispartofthecoast,withoutcounting,indeed,numbersofinterestinginsectsthatCousinBenedictwouldwellknowhowtodiscover.But,howeverlittleJackwouldhaveit,onecouldnotaskthemthenameofthecountry;inordertolearnit,itwouldbenecessarytoaddresssomenative.Therewerenonethere,oratleast,therewasnotonetobeseen.

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