CHAPTEE III 



RIO TO TERRA DEL FUEGO 

 DEC. 8, 1768 JAN. 30, 1769 



Birds Christmas Insects floating at sea "Baye sans fond" Cancer 

 gregarius Fucus giganteus Penguins Terra del Fuego Staten Island 

 Vegetation Winter's bark, celery Fuegians Excursion inland 

 Great cold and snow-storm Sufferings of the party Death of two men 

 from cold Return to ship Shells Native huts General appearance 

 of the country Animals Plants Scurvy grass, celery Inhabitants 

 and customs Language Food Arms Probable nomadic habits Dogs 

 Climate. 



8th December. Soon after daybreak a shark appeared, which 

 took the bait very readily. While we were playing him under 

 the cabin window he cast something out of his mouth which 

 either was, or appeared very like, his stomach ; this it threw out 

 and drew in again many times. I have often heard from seamen 

 that they can do it, but never before saw anything like it. 



llth. This morning we took a shark, which cast up its 

 stomach when hooked, or at least appeared to do so. It 

 proved to be a female, and on being opened six young ones 

 were taken out of her, five of which were alive, and swam 

 briskly in a tub of water. The sixth was dead, and seemed 

 to have been so for some time. 



13th. At night a squall, with thunder and lightning, 

 which made us hoist the lightning chain. 



22nd. Shot one species of Mother Carey's chickens and 

 two shearwaters ; both proved new, Procellaria gigantea and 

 sandalecta. The Carey was one but ill-described by Linnaeus, 

 Procellaria fregat a. While we were shooting, the people were 

 employed in bending the new set of sails for Cape Horn. 



