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34 [[underline]] Voyage up Puget. Sd [[\underline]] [[left margin]] Apr 25th [[\left margin]] During the night we had a fair wind & by midnight reached Rocky Point opposite Seattle where we anchored. [[left margin]] Weather [[\left margin]] This morning the weather was clear & calm but a slight breeze from the N. soon came up & we started up. [[left margin]] Vashons I. [[\left margin]] About 12 n. at high water anchored opposite the head of Vashon's Island. [[left margin]] Plants [[\left margin]] There I obtained several speciments of plants not found on Whitby's but all seen at S.W.B. [[left margin]] Larns - Birds [[\left margin]] Noticed today flocks of Larns atricilla. Saw on the shore a new bird (Thrush?) & heard Muscicaza[[?]] piroilla[[?]]. Scarcely any water birds to be seen. A large Minex? is found in this channel. At flood tide we again started and made about 25 miles before anchoring opposite Steilacoom about midnight. [[left margin]] 26th [[\left margin]] Started again in a calm & rowed up to Johnson's Pt. where we anchored. [[left margin]] Tetsas[[?]] obscurus [[\left margin]] Since leaving the Island I have heard a great many Grouse "cooing" along the shores somewhat like a large Phycon[[?]] The ruffed G. have nearly ceased to dra[[?]] & this species probably began lately though it is not found on W.Is. Saw many Uriae near this point. [[left margin]] Weather [[\left margin]] About 10 P.M. it clouded over & a good breeze sprung up from the W. by which we sailed up rapidly against the tide. A few drops of rain also fell. [[end page]] [[start page]] 35 Near Olympia [[left margin]] Apr 27th [[\left margin]] [[left margin]] Rain [[\left margin]] Last evening the wind soon dying away & the rain increasing we were obliged to anchor a few miles above the point. During the night it rained some & was calm. This morning at flood tide we again stated in the calm & rowed nearly up to Olympia a light N. breeze taking us on there. This continued all day with frequent & heavy showers the air very mild also. [[left margin]] Birds [[\left margin]] Shot a Uria - the species mentioned above. Saw a great number of Sea ducks & Mergi at & near Olympia. [[left margin]] Natica [[\left margin]] Noticed yesterday a large Natica on the sandy beach above high water apparently forming its nest. [[left margin]] Plants [[\left margin]] The Cormio. Amelanchier Pysus & Ceranes[[?]] are now all in bloom the third[[?]] first only seen since passing the "Narrows" [[left margin]] 28th [[\left margin]] It has rained & shined alternately all day with a fresh S wind - & mild air. [[left margin]] up.32[[?]] [[\left margin]] I find that Carpod. before coll. agrees with C. jurynuseny[[?]] of Aud. though very different from the figure in N.T.G. Is & is a little larger. [[left margin]] Birds [[\left margin]] The Uria is U. Grylle common on the east coast north of U.I. & he comes nearly white in winter. Prof. Baird writes for more specimens of many species & says that nearly all the Gulls differ here from those in the Atlantic - how much? Mammals are especially wanted and in fact [[underline]] everything![[\underline]] except [[underline]] some [[\underline]] birds.