CHAPTER III 
RIO TO TERRA DEL FUEGO 
Dec. 8, 1768—Jan. 30, 1769 
Birds — Christmas — Insects floating at sea—‘‘Baye sans fond” — Cancer 
gregarius—Fucus gigantews—Penguins—Terra del Fuego—Staten Island 
—Vegetation— Winter's bark, celery—Fuegians—Excursion inland— 
Great cold and snow-storm—Sufferings of the party—Death of two men 
from cold—Return to ship—Shells—Native huts—General appearance 
of the country— Animals— Plants—Scurvy grass, celery — Inhabitants 
and customs—Language—Food—Arms—Probable nomadic habits—Dogs 
—Climate. 
8th December. Soon after daybreak a shark appeared, which 
took the bait very readily. While we were playing him under 
the cabin window he cast something out of his mouth which 
either was, or appeared very like, his stomach; this it threw out 
and drew in again many times. I have often heard from seamen 
that they can do it, but never before saw anything like it. 
11th. This morning we took a shark, which cast up its 
stomach when hooked, or at least appeared to do so. It 
proved to be a female, and on being opened six young ones 
were taken out of her, five of which were alive, and swam 
briskly in a tub of water. The sixth was dead, and seemed 
to have been so for some time. 
13th. At night a squall, with thunder and lightning, 
which made us hoist the lightning chain. 
22nd. Shot one species of Mother Carey’s chickens and 
two shearwaters; both proved new, Procellaria gigantea and 
sandalecta. The Carey was one but ill-described by Linnzus, 
Procellaria fregata. While we were shooting, the people were 
employed in bending the new set of sails for Cape Horn. 
