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in light plumage is over for a [[strikethrough]] mi [[/strikethrough]] short time at intervals as it takes a circle about at a distance but all which follow vessels are in the dark plumage - Most of them are all dark smoky brown but scattered among them are individuals varying by having a band of white feathers around the rump at base of tail.  All have a more or less marked line of white surrounding the base of bill & those with white on tail have white spot [[strikethrough]] on [[/strikethrough]] under each eye. [[image]]

Oct. 9th
Heavy ENE gale & sea still halting us - fierce squalls of rain beating like shot against the glass - Great seas sweeping the deck and misery continued without any material progress on our course.

Oct. 10th
Easterly wind blowing a heavy gale with heavy squalls of rain - very high sea & much water coming aboard sometimes hiding half the ship in spray and washing the decks fore and aft.

Rudder ropes parted in the afternoon & a new set had to be put on - Laid to nearly all day with the vessel banging about & everything in the cabin as for the past week executing a devils dance.

Oct. 11th
ESE gale falling in PM - Head sea still running high  Misty rain at intervals

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