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and some beautiful pink-breasted gulls on our 

 way. 



Leaving Swan Island we reached Port Howard 

 the same evening. This is one of the most 

 desolate spots in the West Falklands ; the har- 

 bour, however, is a good one, being completely 

 land-locked. We remained there all the next 

 day, Sunday. There are many wild cattle in the 

 neighbourhood, and we were promised some 

 good sport if we remained, but we could not 

 spare the time. 



From Port Howard we steamed across to a 

 small island near the opposite shore, where we 

 landed and shot twenty couple of rabbits in a 

 very short time, and from thence proceed- 

 ing through the northern entrance of the 

 sound, anchored the following morning at Port 

 Stanley. 



Sport in these islands is not altogether unat- 

 tended with danger, on account of the bleak 

 and desolate nature of the country. On two 

 occasions naval officers have lost their way, and 

 perished from exposure during the night ; but 



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