embro ke , ▁visit ing ▁B ard sey ▁Island ▁on ▁the ▁way . ▁They ▁then ▁proceeded ▁back ▁along ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁south ▁coast ▁to ▁Ten by , ▁where ▁they ▁saw ▁many ▁fish ▁species , ▁and ▁Aber av on , ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁shown ▁a ▁rare ▁black - wing ed ▁st ilt . ▁ ▁Will ugh by ▁interview ed ▁Wel sh ▁speak ers ▁to ▁attempt ▁a ▁system atic ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁language ▁that , ▁although ▁never ▁published , ▁influenced ▁subsequent ▁sch ol ars . ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁this ▁trip ▁that ▁Ray ▁and ▁Will ugh by ▁decided ▁to ▁attempt ▁to ▁class ify ▁all ▁living ▁things , ▁with ▁Ray ▁mainly ▁working ▁on ▁plants ▁and ▁Will ugh by ▁on ▁animals . ▁The ▁tables ▁of ▁species ▁they ▁produced ▁were ▁used ▁by ▁Wil kins ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁un ifying ▁scheme ▁later ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 8 ▁as ▁An ▁Ess ay ▁towards ▁a ▁Real ▁Character , ▁and ▁a ▁Philosoph ical ▁Language . ▁Wil kins ' ▁intention ▁was ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁universal ▁termin ology ▁to ▁describe ▁the ▁natural ▁world , ▁and ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁languages ▁and ▁writing ▁systems ▁was ▁meant ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁logical ▁lingu istic ▁framework ▁for ▁his ▁classification . ▁ ▁Will ugh by ▁and ▁his ▁compan ions ▁part ed ▁company ▁when ▁he ▁fell ▁ill ▁at ▁Gl ouc ester ▁while ▁they ▁continued ▁through ▁the ▁West ▁Country ▁to ▁Land ' s ▁End . ▁When ▁Will ugh by ▁had ▁recovered , ▁he ▁spent ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁summer ▁bird watch ing ▁in ▁Lincoln shire . ▁Ray ▁and ▁Will ugh by