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season. In a break in the cliffs of Cape Negro, where a 

 small spring was oozing out of the clay, I found a minute 

 Myosotis {M. alhijiora) and several Graminacece, not obtained 

 before, together with one or two specimens of Adesmia 

 pumila. Among the zoological spoils of this day were a 

 small rodent, with very thick hair, caught by one of the 

 boat's crew, and a fine eagle, shot by one of the officers. 

 This bird, the Geranocetus melanoleucus, does not appear to 

 be very common in the Strait, as we only noticed it on one 

 or two occasions, and it was never observed in the wooded 

 country to the southward and westward of Cape Negro. 



On the 1st of December I again landed with three 

 companions, and we had a pleasant walk to a fresh-water 

 lake behind Laredo Bay. This, which we estimated as 

 about two miles long, is about the largest mass of fresh 

 water to the north-east of Sandy Point. On the high ground, 

 on our way to it, we passed many hard domes of Bolax 

 glebaria, some of which were in flower. On the 2d the wind 

 stiU continued, and we shifted our anchorage to Laredo Bay, 

 where we remained all next day, when boats were despatched 

 to survey the bay and its vicinity. Next morning (4th), 

 about five o'clock, a large ship, the Italian frigate " Magenta,'' 

 on her homeward-bound voyage, after a circumnavigation 

 of the world, appeared in the channel outside our anchorage. 

 We at first thought that she was going to pass us without 

 notice, but, on seeing us, she very kindly came over in our 

 direction and signalled to know if we had letters to send, and 

 we thankfully availed ourselves of the opportunity. I did 

 not then know that she had a naturalist on board — Dr. E. 

 Giglioli, so that I missed the pleasure of meeting a fellow- 

 worker in the same field. It being a fine calm day we 

 weighed between five and six a.m., and went over to the 



