A784.02    Beagle Library:     Horsburgh, James. 1829. India directory, or directions for sailing to and from the East Indies, China, New Holland, Cape of Good Hope, Brazil and the interjacent ports. 3d ed. 2 vols. London: Author. vol. 2.   Text

upper part of the bay, about a mile below rocky island. The bay here, is about 14 mile wide, where ships may occasionally anchor, and procure supplies of buffalos, goats, fowls, sweet potatoes, cocoa-nuts, c. from Sapy town, situated by the side of a creek at the S.Western extremity of the bay. The natives will barter these articles for fire-arms, coarse cutlery, red and blue handkerchiefs, and empty bottles; but single ships ought to be guarded against any treachery from these people, particularly

A784.02    Beagle Library:     Horsburgh, James. 1829. India directory, or directions for sailing to and from the East Indies, China, New Holland, Cape of Good Hope, Brazil and the interjacent ports. 3d ed. 2 vols. London: Author. vol. 2.   Text

usually do in its neighbourhood, will help navigators to find it. When the entrance bears to the S. Eastward, that chain which comes to the back of Low Head, appears as a cluster of irregular hills, with the blue tops of the higher mountains peeping over them. The ridge on the West side of the port has a similar appearance, being formed by peaked hills of uncouth shape; and the stony head to the eastward, mentioned above, is the only projection on the East side of the port, that is not sandy. This

A919.3    Beagle Library:     Richardson, John. 1829-1836. Fauna Boreali-Americana. 3 vols. London: John Murray. Volume 3.   Text

53 Blepsias 36, 53, 54, 59 Blepsias bilobus 54 Blepsias, Three-lobed 53 BLEPSIAS TRILOBUS 53 Blepsias ventricosus 59 Blue lump-fish 260 Bodianus 1 Bodianus flavescens 1 Bonitos 77 Bony-fish 229 Boops 70, 71 Boridia 62, 64 BOUCHES EN FLUTE 107 Bovichtus 5, 33 Bovichtus diacanthus 32 Box 70 Brama 74 Brama Raii 74 Branded ophidium 273 Brazilian pike 129 Bream, Common 111 Bream, Red-sided 301 Breams, The 111 British char 173 Brochets, les 237 Bronzed centrarchus 18 Brosme jaune, le 252 Brosmerus

A548    Book:     Cuvier, Georges. 1830. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization . . . with additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed. By Edward Griffith and others. Supplementary volume on the fossils. London: Whittacker.   Text   Image

gryphites, ammonites, nautili, oysters, terebratulae, fossil bones, encrinites, and fossil wood. Below this is the oolitic limestone, which, occupies an immense space in the department, and furnishes almost all the chalkstone of the country. Its strata are horizontal, of various thickness, and separated by potters' clay. They contain oolites, belemnites, nautili, and starred encrinites. A fish has been found there like the dapedium politum, taken from the blue lias of Lyme Regis, by Mr. de

A6560.1    Beagle Library:     Kotzebue, Otto von. 1830. A new voyage round the world, in the years 1823-1826. 2 vols. London: Henry Colburn.   Text   PDF

understand that he was Eigeh of the Flat Island, and commanded his attendants to lay at my feet the presents he had brought for me, consisting of three fine fat pigs, which he called boaka, and some fruits. I presented him in return with a large hatchet, two strings of blue beads, and a coloured silk handkerchief, which I bound for him myself over his turban. The Eigeh appeared excessively happy in the possession of these treasures, and tried to express his thankfulness by various gesticulations, and the

A723    Beagle Library:     Davy, Humphry. 1830. Consolations in travel, or the last days of a philosopher. Edited by John Davy. London: John Murray.   Text

in love at the time, but the object of my admiration was a lady with black hair, dark eyes and pale complexion; this spirit of my vision on the contrary had brown hair, blue eyes and a bright rosy complexion, and was, as far as I can recollect, unlike any of the amatory forms which in early youth had so often haunted my imagination. Her figure for many days was so distinct in my mind as to form almost a visual image: as I gained strength the visits of my good angel, for so I called it, became

A548    Book:     Cuvier, Georges. 1830. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization . . . with additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed. By Edward Griffith and others. Supplementary volume on the fossils. London: Whittacker.   Text   Image

236 FOSSIL REPTILES. bank of blue marly stone, analogous to our lias, which rests on the red sandstone. Mr. de Labeche believes that this lias of France contains bones of the ichthyosaurus, as well as that of England* From the ascertainment of these three distinct banks of blue marie, there must be a considerable difference between the ages of the crocodiles there found. The view we have just given is taken from Mr. de Labdche. M. Prevost, who has very accurately examined the coasts from

A6560.1    Beagle Library:     Kotzebue, Otto von. 1830. A new voyage round the world, in the years 1823-1826. 2 vols. London: Henry Colburn.   Text   PDF

 which was a small Cirrhipede of the class Cineras; fourthly, a Medusa, with broad belly-bags, and four strong fins; fifthly, a Medusa of the same species, with five and six fins; sixthly, a very small Entomostracea of a flat form, and distinguished by its blue glossy colour, similar to that of the Hoplia farinosa; seventhly, a Loligo, probably cardioptera Per., remarkable on account of the largeness of its eyes; eighthly, a second species of Phyllirhoe, placed by Lamarck among the Heteropodes

A584    Book:     De la Beche, Henry Thomas. 1830. Geological notes. London: Treuttel & Wurtz, Treuttel Jun. & Richter.   Text   Image

in the Oolite Series of England and France. 3 oolites and corals, passing, in the lower part, into a ferruginous and calcareous sandstone (calcareous grit of the English). 4. Argile de Dives (Oxford clay). Black blue clay, rarely yel- lowish : in the upper part, subordinate beds of oolitic lime* stone; in the lower, marly limestone of a gray, yellowish or blue colour, apparently represents the Kelloway rock. 5. Cornbrash? 6. Forest Marble, consists of a series of beds more or less oolitic, and

A6560.1    Beagle Library:     Kotzebue, Otto von. 1830. A new voyage round the world, in the years 1823-1826. 2 vols. London: Henry Colburn.   Text   PDF

was tempestuous; but a calm occurred in the course of it, which, had it lasted longer, would have been dangerous, as a strong current was carrying us towards the shore. The morning sun, as usual in the Torrid Zone, dispersed the clouds and restored the beautiful blue of the tropical sky. We soon lost sight of land, but a black cloud still lowered in that part of the horizon where it had disappeared; a proof how powerfully these masses of coral attract thunder clouds. We now recovered the south

A6560.1    Beagle Library:     Kotzebue, Otto von. 1830. A new voyage round the world, in the years 1823-1826. 2 vols. London: Henry Colburn.   Text   PDF

South Sea Islands so tattooed over the whole body, as to have the appearance of being clothed;—now most of them are not tattooed at all; and those few who are, not with various drawings as formerly, but merely stained blue from the hip to the knee, as though they had on short breeches. In the canoes we saw a few women who were all very ugly: these disagreeable creatures gave us to understand that we should by no means find them cruel—a complaisance which did not render them the less disgusting

A6560.1    Beagle Library:     Kotzebue, Otto von. 1830. A new voyage round the world, in the years 1823-1826. 2 vols. London: Henry Colburn.   Text   PDF

provided with a lid, and placed in it the costly acquisitions of the Eigeh; who himself took from it a Spanish dollar, and endeavoured to make me comprehend the question, whether this would purchase more blue beads. To judge if he had any idea of the value of money, I offered him a single bead for his dollar; he immediately closed with the bargain, and, fearing that I might repent of mine, snatched up the bead and thrust the money into my hand. I returned it to him; but, to his delight and

A6560.1    Beagle Library:     Kotzebue, Otto von. 1830. A new voyage round the world, in the years 1823-1826. 2 vols. London: Henry Colburn.   Text   PDF

marsh land, reached our landing-place just as the sun's disk touched the blue summits of the mountains in the west. We were still distant a good nautical mile from the mission of St. Gabriel, which peeped from amongst the foliage of its ancient oaks. Many horses belonging to the mission were grazing on a beautiful meadow by the water-side, in perfect harmony with a herd of small deer, which are very numerous in this country. Our dragoons, who had no inclination for a long walk, took their lassos in

A6560.1    Beagle Library:     Kotzebue, Otto von. 1830. A new voyage round the world, in the years 1823-1826. 2 vols. London: Henry Colburn.   Text   PDF

 and Dysporus Sula alighted frequently on our vessel, and allowed themselves to be taken. The latter, when old, has a blue beak and red feet; when young, a red bill and flesh-coloured legs. The exterior nostrils are entirely wanting; but in every part are air-cells between the skin and the muscles. Besides these animals, six varieties of Pteropodes were caught; also a Glaucus, differing from that of the Atlantic Janthina penicephala Per., a Planaria, Salpa vivipara Per., a Pyrosoma, resembling

A723    Beagle Library:     Davy, Humphry. 1830. Consolations in travel, or the last days of a philosopher. Edited by John Davy. London: John Murray.   Text

rapid motion, again passing with the utmost velocity through the bright blue sky and I saw Jupiter and his satellites and Saturn [page] 5

A723    Beagle Library:     Davy, Humphry. 1830. Consolations in travel, or the last days of a philosopher. Edited by John Davy. London: John Murray.   Text

sunshine. The blue Tyrrhene sea filled up the outline of this scene, which though so beautiful, was not calm; there was a heavy breeze which blew full from the south-west, it was literally a zephyr, and its freshness and strength in the middle of the day were peculiarly balmy and delightful, it seemed a breath stolen by the spring from the summer. I never saw a deeper brighter azure than that of the waves which rolled towards the shore, and which was rendered more striking by the pure

A723    Beagle Library:     Davy, Humphry. 1830. Consolations in travel, or the last days of a philosopher. Edited by John Davy. London: John Murray.   Text

campagna of Rome, called the lacus Albula or the lake of the Solfatara. Ambrosio said; We remember it well, we saw it this very spring; we were carried there, to examine some ancient Roman baths, and we were struck by the blue milkiness of the water, by the magnitude of the source and by the disagreeable smell of sulphuretted hydrogen which every where surrounded the lake. The stranger said; When you return to Latium, I advise you to pay another visit to a spot, which is interesting from a number

A723    Beagle Library:     Davy, Humphry. 1830. Consolations in travel, or the last days of a philosopher. Edited by John Davy. London: John Murray.   Text

feeling strong and unbroken, the love of natural scenery; and this, in advanced life, formed a principal motive for my plans of conduct and action. Of all the climates of Europe, England seems to me most fitted for the activity of the mind, and the least suited to repose. The alterations of a climate so various and rapid, continually awake new sensations, and the changes in the sky from dryness to moisture, from the blue ethereal to cloudiness and fogs, seem to keep the nervous system in a

A505.1    Beagle Library:     Lyell, Charles. 1830. Principles of geology, being an attempt to explain the former changes of the earth's surface, by reference to causes now in operation. 3 vols. London: John Murray. vol. 1.   Text

district, in a group of strata, consisting chiefly of blue clay . Java, 1786. About the year 1786 an earthquake was felt at intervals, for the period of four months, in the neighbourhood of Batur, in Java, and an eruption followed. Various rents were formed which emitted a sulphureous vapour; separate tracts sunk away, and were swallowed by the earth. Into one of these the rivulet Dotog entered, and afterwards continued to follow a subterraneous course. The village of Jampang was buried in the

A548    Book:     Cuvier, Georges. 1830. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization . . . with additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed. By Edward Griffith and others. Supplementary volume on the fossils. London: Whittacker.   Text   Image

middle antiquity, as in the gypsum of Montmartre, or those of an antiquity more remote, such as the limestone of the neighbour-* hood of Caen, from which the frieze-stones are taken, and the blue calcareous marl of the environs of Honfleur. It will be necessary, before we proceed to the consideration of their fossil remains, to say a word or two concerning the distinctive characters of the existing species of crocodiles, and [page break

A505.1    Beagle Library:     Lyell, Charles. 1830. Principles of geology, being an attempt to explain the former changes of the earth's surface, by reference to causes now in operation. 3 vols. London: John Murray. vol. 1.   Text

who possessed optical instruments as perfect as any in modern Europe, they would probably, on consulting these memorials, have come to a conclusion that there had been a great revolution in the solar and sidereal systems. Many primary and secondary planets, they might say, are enumerated in these tables, which exist no longer. Their positions are assigned with such precision, that we may assure ourselves that there is nothing in their place at present but the blue ether. Where one star is

A505.1    Beagle Library:     Lyell, Charles. 1830. Principles of geology, being an attempt to explain the former changes of the earth's surface, by reference to causes now in operation. 3 vols. London: John Murray. vol. 1.   Text

shut out from all view of the surrounding country; and a geologist who is accustomed to associate the characteristic features of the landscape with the relative age of certain rocks, can scarcely dissuade himself from the belief that he is contemplating a scene in some rocky gorge of a primary district. The external forms of the hard blue lava are as massive as any of the most ancient trap-rocks of Scotland. The solid surface is in some parts smoothed and almost polished by attrition, and covered

A505.1    Beagle Library:     Lyell, Charles. 1830. Principles of geology, being an attempt to explain the former changes of the earth's surface, by reference to causes now in operation. 3 vols. London: John Murray. vol. 1.   Text

require a smart blow to break it. It effervesces slightly with diluted nitric acid, and is of different colours in different parts of the lake; in one district blue, in another red, and in a third * Captain Bayfield remarks, that Dr.Bigsby, to whom we are indebted for several communications respecting the geology of the Canadian lakes, was misinformed by the fur traders in regard to the extraordinary height (twenty or thirty feet) to which he asserts that the autumnal gales will raise the water of

A505.1    Beagle Library:     Lyell, Charles. 1830. Principles of geology, being an attempt to explain the former changes of the earth's surface, by reference to causes now in operation. 3 vols. London: John Murray. vol. 1.   Text

water: first an upper stratum, consisting invariably of blueish clay, common to the banks of the Mississippi; below this a stratum of red ochreous earth peculiar to Red River, under which the blue clay of the Mississippi again appears ; and this arrange * Captain Hall's Travels in North America, vol. iii, p. 338. Darby's Louisiana, p. 103. [page] 24

A505.1    Beagle Library:     Lyell, Charles. 1830. Principles of geology, being an attempt to explain the former changes of the earth's surface, by reference to causes now in operation. 3 vols. London: John Murray. vol. 1.   Text

the ten last years. The Goodwin Sands lie opposite this part of the Kentish coast. They are about ten miles in length, and are in some parts three, and in others, seven miles distant from the shore, and, for a certain space, are laid bare at low water. When the erection of a lighthouse on these sands was in contemplation by the Trinity Board, twelve years since, it was found, by borings, that the bank consisted of fifteen feet of sand, resting on blue clay. An obscure tradition has come down to

A505.1    Beagle Library:     Lyell, Charles. 1830. Principles of geology, being an attempt to explain the former changes of the earth's surface, by reference to causes now in operation. 3 vols. London: John Murray. vol. 1.   Text

town and Sixteen-mile-walk the high and perpendicular cliff's bounding the river fell in, stopped the passage of the river, and flooded the latter place for nine days, so that the people concluded it had been sunk as Port Royal was. But the flood at length subsided, for the river had found some new passage at a great distance. The Blue and other of the highest mountains are declared [page] 44

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FOSSIL MAMMALIA. 49 were found in a bed of gravel, and upon the great stratum of blue argilla which is so considerably extended over England and France. In 1815 three large tusks and other elephantine bones were found at Newnham, in Warwickshire, and with them two skulls of the rhinoceros, and several stags' horns. All the se fossils were found in gravel, thickly mixed with argilla. In 1803 a large skeleton was found near Harwich, supposed to be about thirty feet in length. But the bones broke

A548    Book:     Cuvier, Georges. 1830. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization . . . with additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed. By Edward Griffith and others. Supplementary volume on the fossils. London: Whittacker.   Text   Image

of the tongue of the serpent; and especially from another ludicrous prejudice, that the apostle Paul, in passing by Malta, had destroyed all the serpents of that island, and that the fossil teeth of Squali, found there in such abundance, were the petrified tongues of those reptiles. These fossils often preserve their native composition in the bosom of the earth, and very often pTetty nearly their natural colour; some are, however, changed in this last particular, being coloured of a blackish blue

A584    Book:     De la Beche, Henry Thomas. 1830. Geological notes. London: Treuttel & Wurtz, Treuttel Jun. & Richter.   Text   Image

compact limestone. f. Light-brown schist alternating with dark-gray thin-bedded limestones as in d. 2. Brown Shale.—This does not effervesce with acids. 3. Variegated Beds.—Greenish-blue and reddish argillo-cal- careous rocks, more or less schistose, the calcareous matter being often very small. 4. Brown Sandstone.—Principally siliceous, though some of it does contain calcareous matter; is sometimes micaceous; occurs in thick, thin, and schistose beds; has sometimes been called grey wacke; is one

A805    Beagle Library:     Mackintosh, James. 1830. The history of England. London: Lardner (Lardner's Cabinet Cyclopaedia). vol. 1.   Text

much blood: but now what do you offer for the king my ally! Seven feet of ground, replied the Saxon officer. A bloody battle, long of doubtful issue, ensued. More than once the Northerns, animated by the songs of their king, seemed about to prevail over their ancient foes; but the king of Nor-way, conspicuous by his blue tunic and shining helmet, was struck to the ground by a dart which pierced his throat. Life and peace were again proffered to Tostig; but he would listen to no terms: he was

A505.2    Beagle Library:     Lyell, Charles. 1830. Principles of geology, being an attempt to explain the former changes of the earth's surface, by reference to causes now in operation. 3 vols. London: John Murray. vol. 2.   Text

. Lesley on the former abundance of deer in Scotland, 149. Lesueur on the geographical distribution of fish, 105. on the distribution of zoophytes, 111. Lewes, state of some human bones found in a tumulus near, 225. estuary of the Ouse recently filled up near, 275. Levels, indusia found in the blue clay of, 245. Lichens, height at which they can grow, 75. Lignite, wood probably converted into, more rapidly under great pressure, 261. Limestone, the theory that it is all of animal origin, considered

HarkerCatalogue    Note:    1831--1836   [1907]. Catalogue of the "Beagle" Collection of Rocks   Text   Image

[13] 369-380 Bahia, continued. + 369. Rock from a more modern formation at [Bornsin.] + 370. Hard, fine-grained sandstone, containing mica, + 371. overlying coal. + 372. [ditto] + 373. A softer bed. + 374. Coal, half-inch bed. + 375. Bed of sandstone in formation of blue clay. + 376. Soft clayed sandstone (stratified into enormous balls?) + 377. Clay iron-stone? in veins [Case-in-cone.] + 380. Aluminous calcareous rock, in quantity on beach, containing in numbers of Hanobis, Melania, Lymnsia

F1840    Book:     Keynes, Richard Darwin ed. 2000. Charles Darwin's zoology notes & specimen lists from H.M.S. Beagle. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.   Text   Image   PDF

with white. Feelers with lower parts blue. Branchi about 14 tufts in number blue tipped with white: The animal firmly adheres by its tail to the rocks. When dead placed in water stains it China blue . [note (a)] Jan. 30th found some more. Branchi straight conic al tuberculated. Mouth whilst dying protruded .1, No. 79. [note ends] (c) 57 79 Bulla5. like nitidula: shell with 2 reddish narrow lines following the whorls sending out on each side alternate waving lines. Animal transparent. edges of

A909    Beagle Library:     Herschel, John Frederick William. 1831. A preliminary discourse on the study of natural philosophy. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green and John Taylor.   Text

the particles is entirely mechanical. Again, if a blue powder and a yellow one, each perfectly dry, be mixed and well shaken together, a green powder will be produced; but this is a mere effect arising in the eye from the intimate mixture of the yellow and blue light separately and independently reflected from the minute particles of each; and the proof is had by examining the mixture with a microscope, when the yellow and blue grains will be seen separate and each quite unaltered. If the same

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white massive clouds were piled, instead which formed an island in the blue sky, as Eimeo itself in the blue ocean. The island is completely entirely (excepting at one small gateway) encircled by a reef, with the exception of one small gateway; at this distance all which is visible is a a narrow but well defined line of brilliant white where the waves first encountered the wall of coral, was alone visible; Within this line there was included the smooth glassy water of the [page] 631 Tahit

HarkerCatalogue    Note:    1831--1836   [1907]. Catalogue of the "Beagle" Collection of Rocks   Text   Image

scovise, with patches of bright green waxy substance.) + 3472. Greenstone, coarse with many crysts. of hornblende (yellow crystals?) + 3473. Pale blue, rather coarse-grained, speckled, compact clay-slate. + 3474. White compact, uneven fract. alums. stone, strong smell of do. (as 3447, more earthy fract. smell). + 3475. Some kind of rock, blue yellowish mottled (Embedding broken crysts, some of felsp.) + 3481. White, pulverulent powder of lime, occurring with [shells] (perfectly soft between

F1840    Book:     Keynes, Richard Darwin ed. 2000. Charles Darwin's zoology notes & specimen lists from H.M.S. Beagle. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.   Text   Image   PDF

] sides obscure coppery, passing on belly into salmon color. Pectoral fins edged with pale blue: Iris yellowish brown. pupil black-blue [Latilus princeps Jen., Zoology 4:52-4. N.S. Exd. LJ]] 1269 F Centre of each scale pale [cont. opposite] Verm Red Lower jaw quite white; large irregular patch above the Pectorals bright yellow. Iris red pupil blue black [Cossyphus Darwini Jen., Zoology 4:100-2. N.S. Exd. LJ] [In Natural History Museum, accession number 1918.1.31.11] 1835 Septemb. Galapagos Chatham

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[92] 3018-3020. Copiapo, continued. + 3018. Brown, compact, almost conchdl. fract., calcareous; some parts obscure aggregated structure. (As compact as any limestone, yet contains but a small proportion of lime. + 3019. Highly crystn. brown spar, straight fract., hard lime rock. (Calcareous spar with some iron aluminous matter; not magnetic either before or after, yet gives blue with prussiate of potash; easily soluble in cold muriatic acid; caustic, but does not whiten under blow-pipe. From

A909    Beagle Library:     Herschel, John Frederick William. 1831. A preliminary discourse on the study of natural philosophy. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green and John Taylor.   Text

to its adoption, as evidence on the other side; for, when the differently coloured prismatic rays are thrown, in a dark room, in succession upon any object, whatever be the colour we are in the habit of calling its own, it will appear of the particular hue of the light which falls upon it: a yellow paper, for instance, will appear scarlet when illuminated by red rays, yellow when by yellow, green by green, and blue by blue rays; its own (so called) proper colour not in the least degree mixing

F1840    Book:     Keynes, Richard Darwin ed. 2000. Charles Darwin's zoology notes & specimen lists from H.M.S. Beagle. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.   Text   Image   PDF

(c) 3 Radiata V. 1(c) Velella scaphidia? 4 Medusari V. 1(d) 5 Tunicata 6 Small dark blue animal allied to Physalia All Jan. 10th Lat. 21°N 7 Tunicata 8 C Chiefly minute crustace Lat 20°N 9 Physalia V. 3(e) 10 Medusaires V. 3(c) 11 Velella, different from (3) Lost description 12 C Jan. 17 18: 5 small Crustace from Quail Island * 13 R Gecko (Hemodaelites Cuv:) [Platydmetylus Darwinii, very near Delalandii TB] 14 Aplysia V. 14(c) 1832 15 Asterias arterial blood red 16 S Patell 17 F Porto Praya

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1834 Sept. Oct. Valparaiso 1060 R Bufo. Bright yellow lines patches red punctures [Bufo D'Orbignii young TB] 1061: R 62. Lizards. [Proctotretus n.s. (434) P. cyanogaster TB] 1063 R X Lizards [note opposite] Above blackish, posterior half of body with many scales mottled with brilliant blue: anterior half with do greenish blue: These brilliant colors are nearly absent (excepting few scales on head) by degrees in different individuals, in some individuals as (1063), which is simply brownish

F1840    Book:     Keynes, Richard Darwin ed. 2000. Charles Darwin's zoology notes & specimen lists from H.M.S. Beagle. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.   Text   Image   PDF

with the Beagle now at sea] MoonColoured rings At 11 oclock PM of the 14th of July (off St Catherines1) the moon was surrounded by beautifully coloured rings. Around the disk there was a highly luminous circle edged with red. The diameter of this (including the moon) was 1°.45 . Then came one of greenish blue also edged with red, this as broard as to make the diameter of whole halo to be 2°.90 . The appearance only lasted a short time disappeared gradually. The sky was of a pale blue; was traversed

F1840    Book:     Keynes, Richard Darwin ed. 2000. Charles Darwin's zoology notes & specimen lists from H.M.S. Beagle. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.   Text   Image   PDF

May, June Maldonado. 692 F Fish mottled with red, beneath beautiful white: common. good eating 693 F Fish. Silvery, with silver lateral band. above blueish grey: very common also in brackish water [Atherina argentinensis? Cuv. Val., Zoology 4:77-8. Exd. LJ] 694 F Fish silvery white, above iridescent with violet purple blue. [Otolithus Guatucupa Cuv. Val. , Zoology 4:41-2. Exd. LJ]] * 1833 June. Maldonado 695 F Above more coppery, with irregular transverse bars of brown; beautifully iridescent

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2324 Stone with encrusting Corallines. 27 Fathoms. Tea. Island, W of W. Falkland showing little motion. 2325 I Lamellicorn [note opposite] Flying in numbers round the young peach trees. first appeared in first week in November. December Archipelago of Chiloe 2326 I Coleopt. in Fungus 2327 I X Blue Carabus, under logs of wood in the forest: Isd of Lemuy [note opposite] I notice all the Blue ones are males coppery ones females, yet surely they are diff. species: Do not Carabi abound in one sex

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doubt I should frequently repent of the whole undertaking, little did I think with what fervour I should do so. I can scarcely conceive any more miserable state, than when such dark gloomy thoughts are haunting the mind as have to day pursued me. I staggered for a few minutes on deck was much struck by the appearance of the sea. The as deep water differs as much from that near shore, as an inland lake does from a little pool. It is not only the darkness of the blue, but the brilliancy of its tint

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1832 Jany 30th Walked to the coast West of Quail Island with King, collected numerous marine animals, all of extreme interest. I am frequently in the position of the ass between two bundles of hay. so many beautiful animals do I generally bring home with me. In the morning a few drops of rain fell. 31st This morning the view was very fine. the air being singularly clear. the mountains were projected against dark blue or black clouds. Judging from their appearances I should have thought the air

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1832 Feb 28th The houses are white lofty from the windows being narrow long have a very light elegant appearance. Convents, Porticos public buildings vary the uniformity of the houses: the bay is scattered over with large ships; in short the view is one of the finest in the Brazils. But their beauties are as nothing compared to the Vegetation; I believe from what I have seen Humboldts glorious descriptions are will for ever be unparalleled: but even he with his dark blue skies the rare union

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1832 April 8th butterflies, which lazily fluttered about. The view seen when crossing the hills behind Praia Grande is most sublime picturesque. The colours were intense the prevailing tint a dark blue, the sky calm waters of the bay vied with each other in splendor. After passing through some cultivated country we entered a Forest, which in the grandeur of all its parts could not be exceeded. As the gleams of sunshine penetrate the entangled mass, I was forcibly reminded of the two French

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1832 June 9th The narrow path wound round its Southern base; the morning was delightful; the air most fragrant cool. I have no where seen liliaceous plants those with large leaves in such luxuriant plenty; growing on the border of the clear shaded rivulets as yet glittering with drops of dew, they invited the traveller to rest. The ocean, blue from the reflected sky, was seen in glimpses through the forest. Islands crowned with palms varied our horizon. As we passed along, we were amused by

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1832 July 26th We entered the bay about 9 oclock: just as we were coming to an anchor, signals were made from the Druid, a frigate lying here; which (to our utter astonishment amusement) ordered us to Clear for action shortly afterward Prepare to cover our boats . We set sail again the latter part of order was shortly explained by the arriving of 6 boats heavily armed with Carronades containing about 70 marines, all ready for fighting, more than 100 blue-jackets. Captain Hamilton came on board