THE STRAIT OF MAGELLAN. 223 



CHAPTEE VII. 



VOYAGE TO RIO EEMARKABLE STOMACHS OF PETRELS FLIGHT OP 



ALBATROSS ARRIVAL AT RIO FLOWERS IN THE GARDENS 



MANATEE MARKET — TANK-ROAD TWINING FERNS TREE- 

 FROG — EXCURSION TO RODEIO DOM PEDRO RAILWAY SERRA 



DEL MAR REMARKABLE CREEPERS AND EPIPHYTES — OPOSSUMS 



CORAL-SNAKE GIGANTIC TREE BULIMUS TAUNAISII EXCUR- 

 SION TO TIJUCA — CASCADES — ENORMOUS BOULDERS BARRA- 



CHUTAS — DISCOVERY OF FRESH- WATER CRAB WITH LIVE YOUNG 



EXCURSION TO PAQUETA PITANGA BUSHES ANIMALS FOUND 



ON SCREW OF " NASSAU" SWIFT-RUNNING CRABS GALLINAZOS 



SAUBA ANTS. 



Our northerly voyage was prosperous, all things considered, 

 but far from eventful. The morning of the 13th of June 

 dawned clear and bright, and, as we had a fair wind, the 

 screw was got up early, and we proceeded onwards under 

 sail throughout the day, at a rate of from six to eight knots. 

 During the night, however, the breeze died away, and by 

 the morning of the 14th it was nearly calm. Many Cape 

 pigeons {Da^ption capense) were observed flying about the 

 vessel, and swimming in the water in our immediate vicinity, 

 on the look-out for anything in the shape of food that might 

 be thrown overboard ; and these beautiful birds were our 

 companions during the greater part of our passage. A 

 specimen of a larger species of the same tribe, with ash- 

 coloured and white plumage, the Fulmarus glacialioideSj 

 was taken on a line put out astern on this day ; and I 

 preserved the skin and the digestive organs, which latter I 



