Show tired birds at sea on may 14 on way down from poti in the russian caucasus a dense fog came doar on us in ahr the next luor ring about it lifted and a bird like i nigh aar ey eril la ks and large kind of uz lard stayed on board ti so no hour qu te tame the bame I 1 noticed a small board floating on the sea with a bird like a sparrow sitting on li when within 20 yards of us flew away about six p m the fog came on thick again bout seven p m great alj Is of shallows came on to the ship and at least 00 to 1000 were soon asleep the were not in the least dis by the fog horn going every minutes they w re edd b at that they would let us almost touch them they were evidently all lost fit the fog we were then about miles out from the from the field |