They saw a bird called "'Rabihorcado,' which never alights at sea, nor goes twenty leagues from land," wrote the confident Columbus; "Nothing is wanting but the singing of the nightingale," he says.
Sunday, the thirtieth, brought "tropic-birds" again, "a very clear sign of land." Monday the journal shows them seven hundred and seven leagues from Ferro.

Tuesday a white gull was the only visitor.

Wednesday they had pardelas and great quantities of seaweed.

Columbus began to be sure that they had passed "the islands" and were nearing the continent of Asia.

Thursday they had a flock of pardelas, two pelicans, a rabihorcado and a gull.