An account of several late voyages and discoveries

s,o The F 011nb P art of tbe Voyagt they Rock in great numbers, and bite off ~re pieces of the fat of the Whale; at other ti we muft (hoot at them a gre,lt di ftance 35 other wild Birds, fuch as Ravens, l-it:rn; 3 the like. 1 His Cry is like the Cry of fome Ravtm th 1 have fometimes heard; he flyeth in the · Jike a Stork; he preys upon young Lumbs the Hawk doth upon a11 forts of Birds ; helee alfo opon the fat of the Whale, whereof ' doth fwallow down pieces as big as ones H1 whole. The 1\falle»1ur.4! are mightily afraid of h' they will lye down before him e when they upon the Carcafs of a dead Whale) then he~ them about the Ncck, whkh I believe d not hurt them much, becauíe they have a t thick Skin, for elfe they would oppo{e and ftll him, or fly away, but rhey do not m.rn it, neitber will they leave thcir Meal for hiting. 1 have fcen him alfo about the Se Horfes, whoíe Dung he eats. He tlyeth e monly fingle, except when they meet 3t th.' Prcy. He laves to rell on the water, but d· not care much for diving; we fhot one bt~ the Weighegat, on the r oth day of J"~· Y fee him at e in thc Tab. L. VI. O/ the Rotget. This Bird is a Djver, and might be rath alled the Diving Rotge. His Bill is crooke