THE STEAIT OF MAGELLAN. 151. 



CHAPTEE V. 



EXCURSION TO SEAM OF COAL IN NEIGHBOURHOOD OF SANDY POINT 



OXYURUS PECKETT HARBOUR COMMON DUCK OF STRAIT — 



MEET A PARTY OF PATAGONIANS, AND TRADE WITH THEM LEAVE 



THE STRAIT FOR THE FALKLAND ISLANDS JASON CAYS REACH 



STANLEY HARBOUR CLIMATE AND PRODUCTIONS OF THE FALK- 

 LAND ISLANDS STREAMS OF STONES DIDDLE-DEE BERRY — BAL- 

 SAM-BOG PLANT FALKLAND ISLAND TEA-PLANT ALMOND- 

 FLOWER LESSONIA TAMENESS OF SEA-BIRDS FALKLAND 



ISLAND SORREL MARINE ANIMALS LEAVE THE FALKLAND 



ISLANDS FOR THE STRAIT GRTMOTHEA — REACH THE STRAIT, AND 



PILOT H.M.S. "zealous" WESTWARD TJENIOPTERA PORT 



FAMINE ; ESTABLISHMENT OF A COLONY THERE BY SARMIENTO, AND 



FATE OF THE COLONISTS FIRST MEETING WITH WESTERN FUEGIAN 



OR CANOE INDIANS FISH PORT GALLANT FUCHSIAS SCENERY 



PHILESIA LIBOCEDRUS FERNS KINGFISHER HUMBLE- 

 BEE PLAYA PARDA COVE DESFONTAINEA PART WITH H.M.S. 



" ZEALOUS," AND RETURN TO SANDY POINT ANIMALS OBSERVED 



ON THE ROUTE PECKETT HARBOUR THINOCORUS AND ATTAGIS 



— CHLOEPHAGA POLIOCEPHALA OAZY HARBOUR HIPPURIS — 



BOTRYCHIUM BUTEO ERYTHRONOTUS. 



Nothing of a noteworthy description occurs in my journal 

 for the 8th and 9th of February, as I remained on board on 

 both of these days, being busily occupied in skinning birds. 

 A fire took place in the forest behind the settlement at this 

 time, causing some anxiety to the colonists ; but in the 

 course of two or three days it expended itself, without doing 

 any damage farther than destroying a considerable amount of 

 timber. On the evening of the 10th there was a very 

 remarkable sunset effect ; the gravelly beach at one side 



