8 SPORTING ADVENTURES 



jackets had as much as they could carry. We 

 returned on board with twenty-four geese, eight 

 ducks, and a couple of snipe. The geese 

 weighed on an average 9J Ibs., and the snipe 

 exactly J Ib. each. 



The next morning we again landed, and shot 

 thirty-one geese, and five couple of ducks before 

 noon ; when we went back to the ship, and the 

 gale having moderated we weighed, and steamed 

 round to Stanley Harbour, where we anchored 

 the same afternoon. 



A short description of the Falk lands may be 

 interesting. 



These islands are situated about 300 miles 

 eastward of the Straits of Magellan ; they 

 number about 200, the two principal ones 

 being the East and West Falklands, which 

 are as large as all the rest put together. The 

 general appearance of the coast is low and 

 barren; there are, however, many good har- 

 bours which afford shelter from the frequent 

 gales. 



There is excellent pasturage on the larger 



