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Bet^veen the house and the sea are some low meadows 

 with water-holes in them. In the dampest places grew 

 an extraordinary looking succulent lüant in great masses. 



These were of the most vivid scarlet and carmine colour 

 and grew only to the height of a few inches. 



Walking along the shore I came to a projection of stones 

 and pebbles and on these were great numbers of the White- 

 hreastecl Cormoran {Plialacrocorax albiventer), also some small 

 fjreij blackhooded Gulls ui'th orange yellow hills {Larus sco- 

 resbyi Traill) and some Haematopus leucopus (Less. & Garn.). 



Turning round a promontory I came upon a large number 

 of the Lesser Steamer Duck of which several fleu- away at 

 my approach. 



They were all of the same species. 



A solitary pair of Anas cristatus was near them. 



Next day I was to go to Philips Bay, were there is a 

 station of the Explatadores Company, and I was to lunch 

 half way at the second farm of the Jente Grande Company. 



It was a glorious morning but a driving icy cold wind. 



My road at first took me along the eastern shore of 

 Jente Grande bay after which I turned inland amongst 

 lovely scenery. 



The country was hilly and wild and grand in its deso- 

 lation. On a hill on my right a Guanaco stands out clear 

 against the sky watching me intendly. I had never before 

 appreciated the wild elegant beauty of the Guanaco. The 

 rich rufus colour of his coat and the black of his head 

 harmonize to perfection with the ruddy grass of the hills. 



After he had looked at me for a while he canters away 

 with a beautiful springy gait. 



I ride on and turning back after some time I see him 

 again standing on the top of another hill watching me 

 intendly as before. 



A little later I see another one. Flocks of Upland 

 Geese are everywhere. At about 12 o'clock I see the sea 

 from the top of a hill which I pass, but my road takes 

 me more landwards. I pass a small stream and meet here 

 a flock of a couple of thousand sheep, under the guidance 



IVotes from the Lej'clen Museum, Vol. ZSCXXV. 



