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cormorants, [[arries?]] &c besides a few kittiwake and white winged gulls and a pair of winged gulls and a pair of Ravens nesting on a bluff on the shore - the nest is about 50 feet up, in a perfectly secure nook on a projecting shelf.

The day was calm and the cargo was transferred to the shore and about 50 natives and 24 bidarkies were taken on board after they had a chy-put on shore - Many of them were loth to go being much better pleased to remain at home than go off on several months otter hunt while others were glad to go from a liking to hunt.

When on the hunting ground if a man misses several times with his spear he is supposed to be unclean and must go to the bath house and cleanse himself and clothing thoroughly before he can kill anything.

The Sea Otters sense of smell is so acute that the natives do not use tobacco on the hunting ground and especially on the rocks frequented by the otter. 

Saunak Is May 15 1877

Song of Melospiza indignes
Zwee - tu - tu - tu - chireee
& some times ending without the last note & sometimes shortening the same to two syllables

Heterosciles encarnus
A loud flute like tu-tu-tu-tu- uttered when alarmed -

Elliots Id ppr 
A clean musical
Tweo-Tweo Tweo Tweo
and when on the ground feeding a Clu Clu Clu Clu Clu like the note of a Colaptes auratus