. The polar and tropical worlds [microform] : a description of man and nature in the polar and equatorial regions of the globe : two volumes in one : embracing also an account of the expeditions of all the Arctic explorers from the discovery of Iceland, over one thousand years ago, to Hall's last expedition in the northern world, together with the wonderful discoveries and adventures of Agassiz, Livingstone, Wallace, and other distinguished travelers in the tropical countries. Arctic races; Tropics; Natural history; Races arctiques; Régions tropicales; Sciences naturelles; genealogy. THE \\Ti:
. The polar and tropical worlds [microform] : a description of man and nature in the polar and equatorial regions of the globe : two volumes in one : embracing also an account of the expeditions of all the Arctic explorers from the discovery of Iceland, over one thousand years ago, to Hall's last expedition in the northern world, together with the wonderful discoveries and adventures of Agassiz, Livingstone, Wallace, and other distinguished travelers in the tropical countries. Arctic races; Tropics; Natural history; Races arctiques; Régions tropicales; Sciences naturelles; genealogy. THE \\Ti:STMAN ISLANDS. 117 their fishing-boats from jiutting to sea, they depend in a great measure for tlieir subsistence u])on llie sea-birds, in whose capture tliey exhibit wonderful courage and skill. In tlie egg-season they go to the top of tlie cliff, and, put- ting a rope round a man's waist, let him down the side of the i)erpendicular rock, one, two, or three hundred feet; on arriving at the long, narrow, hori- Kontal shelves, he proceeds to fill a large bag with the brittle treasures depos- ited by tlie birds, Wlieii his bag is full, he and his eggs are drawn to the top l)V his <'ompanions. If the rope breaks, or is cut off l)y the sharp corners of llic rock, which, however, happens but seldom, nothing can save tlie luckless fowler, who is either precipitated into the sea, or dashed to pieces on the rocks ^f I r ( i ifj ii ;.( 1 HUME OF hEA-llJKUS. At a later period in the season thev J?o and tret the voun" birds, and then they have often desperate battles with the old ones, who will not give up fight- ing for their offsju-ing till their necks are broken, or their brains knocked out will' a club. Where the cliffs are not accessible from the top, they go round tlie bottom in boats, and show a wonderful agility and daring in scaling the most terrible precipices. In summer they get the eggs .and the fresh meat of the young birds, m hich tliey also salt for the wi
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