THE STEAIT OF MAGELLAN. 189 



CHAPTEK VI. 



EXCURSION TO QUARTERMASTER ISLAND CORMORANT ROOKERY 



BURROWING OWL GREGORY BAY DISCOVERY OF PATAGONIAN 



CRANIUM EXCURSIONS TO FUEGIAN COAST — LIZARDS — NIGHT 



ALARM LITHODES SEROLIS MASS OF FRESH WATER NEAR THE 



COAST OF PHILIP BAY AC^NA, ETC. DISCOVERY OF FUEGIAN 



CRANIUM SHORT-EARED OWL EXCURSION TO ST. JAGO BAY 



JOINED BY A PARTY OF PATAGONIANS, AND ACCOMPANY THEM 



ON A GUANACO-HUNT FLAMINGOES PHRYGILUS ALDUNATII 



FUNGI IN THE WOODS AT SANDY POINT ARRIVAL OF H.M.S. 



" SPITEFUL " INTERVIEW WITH PATAGONIANS — SMALL OWL 



NEW SPECIES OF RAY QUERQUEDULA CYANOPTERA VISIT 



BURNED PATAGONIAN CAPE NEGRO ANIMALS CAST UP ON 



THE BEACH AT SANDY POINT AFTER A GALE. 



After a day employed in sounding in the neighbourhood of 

 Elizabeth Island, we crossed over to Cape St. Vincent, on the 

 coast of Euegia, early on the morning of the 6th of April, and 

 there anchored, soon after which several parties were de- 

 spatched on surveying work, and I made use of the oppor- 

 tunity presented to accompany one of the ofi&cers on a visit to 

 Quartermaster Island, at the entrance of a deep bay, named 

 Gente Grande by one of the old voyagers, on account of the 

 people of large stature whom he observed in the neighbour- 

 hood. The morning was calm when we set out, and a clear 

 tract of pale green sky was visible in the direction of our 

 destination ; but there was a thick mass of dark cloud over- 

 head, and we encountered a hea\y shower before reaching 

 the island, which we did about noon. Quartermaster, which 



