IN THE PACIFIC. 183 



Harbour; several extinct volcanoes can be seen, 

 some of fantastic form and of great height. 



Accompanied again by the Doctor and C , 



I landed for a stroll with the gun ; there was a 

 belt of mangrove bushes along the beach where 

 we landed, behind which was a salt-water 

 lagoon. 



Peeping through the bushes, we saw, to our 

 surprise, a flock of teal, and two lovely rose- 

 coloured flamingo; a right and left soon dis- 

 posed of the latter, when I waded into the 

 lagoon after the teal, with Rose swimming 

 alongside me. The birds, probably never 

 having seen a human being before, were 

 absurdly tame, and kept flying overhead and 

 around me, keeping my breechloader actively 

 employed, and giving my coxswain and Rose 

 ample occupation in gathering the slain. There 

 were four more flamingo in the lagoon, three of 

 which were brought to bag, the total result 

 being twenty-four teal and five flamingo. The 



Doctor and C not having their guns with 



them were unable to join in the battue. The 



