| | | [54] The albatrosses in the Southern ocean which, like the | | pelicans, are birds of great size and weight (I have measured some | | which exceeded twelve feet across the wings) maintain for hours an | | equal height above the level of the sea. | | | | In the high latitudes south of the Cape of Good Hope and the | | Crozet Islands there is always a strong gale blowing, and | | consequently by a very slight and imperceptible movement or | | inclination of the wings the albatrosses obtained the necessary | | pressure which enabled them to rise, descend, or maintain their | | hovering position. | | | | In the case of pelicans moving rapidly in a perfect calm, the | | method by which they maintain their height in the air is not so | | easily understood. | | | | [55] The foreign residents living in Guatemala, included Mr. | | Corbett, our Chargé d’affaires; M. de Cabarrus, chief of the | | French legation; the Duke and Duchess de Licignano, Dr. Wynne, Mr. | | and Mrs. Hague, Mr. and Mrs. Hockmeyer, and M. Hardy: to all of | | whom I was indebted for much kindness and hospitality. | | | | [56] Author of “A New Survey of the West Indies,” published in 1648. | | | | [57] “Relation of what happened by the Will of God, on Saturday, | | the 10th of September, 1541, two hours after sunset in the town of | | Santiago de Guatimala.” Ternaux-Compans. | | | | [58] Historia Verdadera de la Conquista de la Nueva España escrita | | por el Capitan Bernal Diaz del Castillo, uno de sus | | Conquistadores. | | | | [59] The substances thrown out from craters frequently differ in | | their character. Judging from the composition of the surface of | | portions of the land near the Guatemala volcanoes, especially upon | | the slopes of the barrancas, it is evident that large quantities | | of pozzolana were ejected. One of the latest eruptions that has | | occurred was at the Island of Santorin in the Grecian Archipelago | | in February, 1866. I was present when the new volcano emerged from | | the sea. |