At four we saw other small islands, by which I was now assured that these were the Bande Isles there.

At five I altered my course and steered east, and at eight east-south-east, because I would not be seen by the inhabitants of those islands in the morning.

We had little wind all night, and in the morning, as soon as it was light we saw another high peaked island; at eight it bore south-south-east half-east, distance eight leagues: and this I knew to be Bird Isle.

It is laid down in our drafts in latitude 5 degrees 9 minutes south, which is too far southerly by twenty-seven miles, according to our observation, and the like error in laying down the Turtle Islands might be the occasion of our missing them.
At night I shortened sail, for fear of coming too nigh some islands, that stretch away bending like a half moon from Ceram towards Timor, and which in my course I must of necessity pass through.

The next morning betimes I saw them, and found them to be at a farther distance from Bird Island than I expected.