January 1856- Japanese Seas Kikaia Stood on the poop, and I playfully held out my hand to it and called it, when to my surprise, the bird made a swoop and tried to seize my hand, mistaking it, probably, for something edible. I tried the same experiment again, and the bird lighting on my hand, I easily caught it. After its confidence thus shewn, I could not sacrifice it to science; so after devouring a hearty meal of salt pork it went on its way rejoicing. As we approached the island we saw that the ground was everywhere cultivated, sugar-cane in particular was seen covering large spaces of ground. Cattle were seen moving about in the fields in considera- ble numbers. The Island is of small extent, presenting high cliffs on the Southern exposure, and sloping gradually toward the Northern shore. We experienced some difficulty in finding anchorage on this, (the South) side, as deep water was found close in shore, and it was some time after dark when we anchored in 20 fathoms, off the mouth of a little cove, in which