178 VOYAGES OF A NATURALIST 



found on the shores of the Straits of Magellan 

 and Smythe's Channel, and is somewhat rare in 

 collections. 



A fine male kelp-goose was seen on this island. 

 This species — Chloephaga magellanica — is re- 

 markable in that the males are white while the 

 females are grey, banded with black. The Governor 

 of Punta Arenas gave us two little goslings of 

 this goose, but they died as soon as we got into a 

 warmer latitude. 



On the rocks which border the shore, in most of 

 the anchorages in Smythe's Channel, an interesting 

 bird — the Cinclodes patagonicus — was seen and ob- 

 tained. It is somewhat like a dipper in action, as 

 it runs over the rocks searching for insects. On 

 several occasions one of these birds came into the 

 boat as we were rowing about the harbour, and 

 showed little fear, remaining perched on the side 

 of the boat for a minute or more. 



When we reached the ship at dusk, wet through 

 with the continuous rain, we heard that a canoe- 

 load of Indians had been to pay a visit during our 

 absence. 



The following day we reached Molineux Sound, 

 and after we had anchored, the rain ceased, the 

 sun appeared, and we much enjoyed the first fine 

 afternoon we had experienced since leaving Punta 

 Arenas. 



Molineux Sound differs somewhat from the 

 other anchorages we visited, the country being 



