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than one at a birth) about Christmas-day, so that these 
animals were probably between three and four months old 
when captured. Lecomte returned at once to Port Stanley 
with his captives, but found much difficulty in rearing 
them. The supply of milk was limited, and small fishes, 
such as they could eat, were with difficulty to be had. 
The last of the four died upon Good Friday (April 10th), 
whereupon he immediately determined to set about getting 
a fresh supply. 
The governor’s schooner being now employed upon other 
service, Leconte hired for this purpose the schooner ‘ Felis’ 
(Capt. Hansen), a vessel of about 20 tons, usually engaged 
in the Penguin and Seal fishery, and left Port Stanley on 
May 23rd. At Kelp Island, the first spot visited, they 
could not land from bad weather, but Sea-Lions were 
observed with the glass. On the 30th of May they were 
on Great Island in Adventure Bay, and here suceeeded in 
capturing the only two Sea-Lions met with, both of which 
were young females. On the 8th of June two others (one 
male and one female) were taken at North Point Island, 
off the same coast, the female being that which is now in 
the Society’s Gardens, and Leconte immediately returned 
with all four of them to Port Stanley. 
From Port Stanley Leconte proceeded home by the 
packet ‘Fawn,’ which meets the mail-steamer at Monte 
Video, with the following living animals :— 
4 Sea-Lions (Otaria jubaia). 
1 Gentoo Penguin (Pygosceles wagleri). 
4 Rock-hopper Penguins (Eudyptes nigrivesiis). 
6 Kelp Geese (Chloéphaga magellanica and C. antarc- 
tica). 
9 Logger-headed Geese (Micropterus cinereus). 
8 Johnny Rooks (Milvago australis). 
7 Cormorants (Phalacrocoraxr magellanicus and P. ca- 
runculatus). 
12 Gulls (Larus dominicanus, L. scoresbii, &c.). 
6 Starlings (Sturnella militaris). 
22 Finches (Phrygilus melanoderus). 
2 Sea-hens (Hematopus niger). 
2 Foxes (Canis antarcticus). ; 
But the weather was very unfavourable between Port 
Stanley and Monte Video, and seventy-one of the animals 
died en route. For some time longer the four Sea-Lions 
remained in good health and condition, but a passenger 
