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CHAP. XIV.] THE GOLDEN HORN. 327
trees adorn the hills and valleys on each side of the channel ; Scenery of the
myriads of aquatic birds 1 cover the walls and edifices ; and, Bos P hor ^
soaring in the air, are numerous flocks of the Cinereous Petrel, 8
which, from its swift and apparently endless flight between the
two continents, has obtained the name of Armidan or condemned
soul. On the water are ships of every nation; and, gliding in
different directions, the swift Kaik or Turkish wherry. 3 All
these objects produce in the mind of a spectator, when approach
ing the Golden Horn, an effect which must be witnessed in
order to be duly appreciated.
A Kaik in the Sea of Marmora.
On the Thracian Bosphorus nature has perfected her ConstantiLjjie
work by forming a harbour capable of containing 1400
vessels, between the principal part of Constantinople on one
side, and its arsenal on the other; in the latter, 11 ships of
the line can, at the same time, be either equipped or dis
mantled, each ship floating alongside her own store-house.
Kastamuni occupies the remainder of the space from Boll Limits of Kas-
and the Parthenius to its eastern limits on the Halys; it has tamum '
the Black Sea on the north and Angora on the south, so that
it represents ancient Paphlagonia; but, by recent arrange-
1 Among them is the dull cormorant, the Pelicanus Corbo of Linnaeus.
8 See Appendix.
3 A description of this remarkable boat will be found in the last Chapter of
this Volume.