There are some like cocks of the finest colors in the world, blue, yellow, red and of all colors, and others painted in a thousand ways.

And the colors are so fine that there is no man who does not wonder at them and take great pleasure in seeing them.

Also, there are whales.

As for wild creatures on shore, I saw none of any sort, except parrots and lizards; a boy told me that he saw a great snake.

Neither sheep nor goats nor any other animal did I see; although I have been here a very short time, that is, half a day, but if there had been any I could not have failed to see some of them." * * * Wednesday, October 17.