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section seen on N of Road: The horizontal strata is very lofty ridge very unusual. The part a F, can also be seen. (b) removed by valley of Hercones. Some way south of road: Have forgotten I think each Gypsum bed intervening bed 300 ft each. Rode for half day, to the Puenta saw, humming bird, Lion, long billed Thrushes [page 201a
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A894.2
Beagle Library:
Webster, William Henry Bayley. 1834. Narrative of a voyage to the southern Atlantic Ocean, in the years 1828, 29, 30, performed in H.M. Sloop Chanticleer. 2 vols. London: Richard Bentley. Volume 2.
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catcher, the Johnny rook, the mountain hawk, high in the beetling cliff his a ry builds, a small owl, a few thrushes, two species of linnets, the humming bird, as a stray and occasional bird, I presume, and three species of geese, form the ornithological catalogue of the island. The anas cinerea, or loggerheaded duck, the racer of old voyagers but the steamer of the moderns, is the finest bird for the table in these regions. He might with propriety be called the impennis, or wingless duck; the
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Beagle Library:
Webster, William Henry Bayley. 1834. Narrative of a voyage to the southern Atlantic Ocean, in the years 1828, 29, 30, performed in H.M. Sloop Chanticleer. 2 vols. London: Richard Bentley. Volume 1.
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in their numbers. It is a very curious but well ascertained fact regarding birds that from the rankest carrion vulture to the most delicate barn-door fowl, including even the humming-bird and ostrich, all are eatable, none possess any noxious quality. In our voyage we have devoured with avidity the most rapacious gulls, and the strongest-flavoured of sea-fowl. Land birds, however, of any kind, are preferable to the palate; but the eggs of all species, both land and sea, are good. Although an
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Beagle Library:
Webster, William Henry Bayley. 1834. Narrative of a voyage to the southern Atlantic Ocean, in the years 1828, 29, 30, performed in H.M. Sloop Chanticleer. 2 vols. London: Richard Bentley. Volume 1.
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The hide of the rhinoceros supplies whips: the elegant and extraordinary giraffe is found in some parts of the colony, and there are many other species of the antelope tribe. The birds of the Cape are a numerous assemblage. The most beautiful is the golden cuckoo, or cuculus auratus; his note is not so loud as ours. The jay is a fine bird. The black eagle of the Table Mountain, vultures, griffons, hawks, bustards, owls, and cranes, all afford beautiful and interesting specimens. The little
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Beagle Library:
Webster, William Henry Bayley. 1834. Narrative of a voyage to the southern Atlantic Ocean, in the years 1828, 29, 30, performed in H.M. Sloop Chanticleer. 2 vols. London: Richard Bentley. Volume 2.
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some of the larger and more useful plants, the minor beauties come under note, and these regions are not destitute of flowers of considerable beauty, for who can deny the meed of praise to the fuchsia, an inhabitant of these realms? it blooms amid snow-storms; and if it has no butterfly to hover round it, the humming-bird sucks its honied treasure. The chelone ruelloides is a handsome scarlet flower, of great beauty: and the Magellan violet, although yellow and scentless, is pleasing. The
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Beagle Library:
Webster, William Henry Bayley. 1834. Narrative of a voyage to the southern Atlantic Ocean, in the years 1828, 29, 30, performed in H.M. Sloop Chanticleer. 2 vols. London: Richard Bentley. Volume 2.
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hues like these? See it sporting in the zephyr, and sipping nectar from the flowers! Some have thought that they feed on insects; but the honey has run from their little bills when captured, and who does not know that insects are fond of sweets, and are frequently entangled by them to their destruction? thus the humming-bird may sip them in. To tell of their multifarious beauties would be to paint the lily and scent the rose; they are inimitable specimens of beauty and colouring. This fatal
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Valparaiso 1834 Aug. Sept. Ornithology (b) Large Humming Bird (2179:80) (P. 60) This bird was here in middle of August, when it is stated it had just arrived, certainly afterwards in Sept. it became much more abundant. Its appearance is very singular when on the wing: its flight, like the rest of tribe from flower to flower is like lightning, but when hovering by a flower, the motion of its wings is slow, (not vibratory as the smaller sort) but each stroke very powerful, something like a
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: Muscicapa (2197) common in all parts even in the utterly dry sterile Cordilleras of Copiapò: I also saw at an elevation of 10,000 ft a Humming Bird, am not sure of species.— The ornithology of the valleys on the Eastern slopes differs to a certain extent from the Pacific sides; the resemblance is very strong in aspect in zoology with the plains of Patagonia.— Of Birds we have the Furnarius (2025): Certhia (2020) — white tailed Callandra Thenca.— Black white Muscicapa of the Pampas Gallinazo; it is
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Chiloé 1834 July Ornithology see.— There are at this time of year scarcely any flowers, none whatever where the above plants grow.— I was well assured that these birds did not feed on honey.— on opening the stomach (or rather duodenum) by the help of a strong lens, in a yellow fluid I discovered small numerous fragments bits of the wings legs of most minute Diptera, probably Tripulidæ.— It is evident the humming birds search these insects out, in their winter-quarters, amongst the thick
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CUL-DAR35.259-266
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Geological diary: Port St Andrew — Cone Harbor...Tres Montes
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Vultur aura. excessively abundant here. 3 fingered island Port Otway no animals, sea-birds otters seals [refuse] of sea. Penguin demersa no nest eggs under in holes under the tussocks or bushes Barking bird, (large like Junco — mostly brown reddish about abdomen) —Cheucau Creeper lastly little black wren (every one nows birds) Humming bird T. del. Thrush not uncommon last the common black [Furnarius] on coast in great numbers. (Humming bird in dense forest).1 Wonderful to see kelp on the very
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Chonos Archipel: Gen: Observ: 1835 Jan ornithology very uncommon.— The little humming bird, uttering its very acute note, dashes skips from side to side, is frequent even in the damp woods, where there are no flowers.— In the stomach of one, killed at Lowes Harbor, where now in the middle of summer there are many flowers, there was a black compact mass of the refuse of small insects.— A great many of these humming birds have been shot, yet scarcely any with the shining bright head of the cock
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Periodical contribution:
Barlow, Nora ed. 1963. Darwin's ornithological notes. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 2 (7): 201-278. With introduction, notes and appendix by the editor.
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Sound. Cook. 3rd Voyage. Vol II. Our Trochilus, though migratory in one part, is a permanent resident in T. del Fuego. In a like manner. Beechey2 says that the Humming birds remain in Northern California all winter. MS. 60 Amongst the | Chonos Islands in January, when there were young birds in the nest, a considerable number of specimens were shot; amongst these very few or scarcely any had the usual shining head of the Cock bird,3 yet on opening their bodies, many appeared to be of that sex
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Barlow, Nora ed. 1963. Darwin's ornithological notes. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 2 (7): 201-278. With introduction, notes and appendix by the editor.
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Myothera. V. 2172 2297 cop Furnarius. V. 1222 2298 cop Tufted tit; is tolerably common: is found also in Patagonia T. del Fuego: Habits like a Parus, hopping about bushes. I found in August its nest, which was placed in a bush, was small soft simple. 2299 Fringilla V. 1615 2300 Fringilla: female. 2319 Nest of large Humming bird (2179) 2320 Nest of (2132). Fringilla dinca 2321 Penguin. coast near Valparaiso. N B Besides the Birds enumerated, I saw the following. Icterus 1784 very common: Sturnus
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Barlow, Nora ed. 1963. Darwin's ornithological notes. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 2 (7): 201-278. With introduction, notes and appendix by the editor.
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head of houses; in these respects general habits very much resembles our sparrow. In stomach generally seeds sand. Specimen (2320) will show its nest eggs; it was built on the trellis work of a vineyard in a garden, close by a frequented path, at Valparaiso. During time of incubation the male bird utters two or three pleasing notes, which Molina has exaggerated into a fine song. Is called in Chili Dinca . I should add, that this bird is not exclusively found near houses. | Chiloe. July. MS. 58
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Barlow, Nora ed. 1963. Darwin's ornithological notes. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 2 (7): 201-278. With introduction, notes and appendix by the editor.
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the summer of the smaller species, which migrate to the Southward to breed; the object of this bird, must be similar, it doubtless comes from the parched northern countries, certainly uses Chili, as its breeding place. Specimen (2319) is the nest. In central Chile, this bird is far from uncommon. MS. 61B verso I may mention that in the Cordillera of central Chili, I saw a humming bird, at the height of about 10,000 feet a little below the snow line. I am not sure of the species, but it had, I
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Barlow, Nora ed. 1963. Darwin's ornithological notes. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 2 (7): 201-278. With introduction, notes and appendix by the editor.
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myself include all the land birds. There are no Hawks besides the Caracara: there are no Humming birds. On the coast only one species of Gull, Tern, Duck: Heron, and two Bitterns all of which I have. The Flamingo: Mother Cary's chicken: Procellaria 3190, other species: [Frigate Bird in margin] Common Pelican Gannet of coast of Peru, other Gannet, black white found in the Pacifick: Amongst the small Waders Mr Bynoe Fuller possess species which I have not. I believe this the only imperfect (by 3 or 4
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Barlow, Nora ed. 1963. Darwin's ornithological notes. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 2 (7): 201-278. With introduction, notes and appendix by the editor.
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come from afar sometimes from close by; the little black wren adds its cry. The Certhia follows the intruder, screaming twittering. MS. 69 verso The Humming bird, darts from side to side emitting like | an insect its shrill chirp. And lastly from the top of some high tree, the indistinct, but plaintive note of the white-tufted Muscicapa. (1819) may perhaps be noticed.1 MS. 69(a) verso [added later] These forms appear to our eyes singular to be the common birds. throughout an extensive country
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de Beer, Gavin, Rowlands, M. J. and Skramovsky, [Mrs] B. M. eds. 1967. Darwin's notebooks on transmutation of species. Part VI. Pages excised by Darwin. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 3 (5) (21 March): 129-176.
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? whether in most aerial of swallow) Milvulus. still more wonderfully to the Humming bird, which is one instance of its whole family where female is not dull. I must observe that this pre-eminent structure is not always applicable to same habits, though swallow hawk milvulus may catch insects on the 113 wing pratancola (? connected with Chionis), yet the Tropic bird, has very different habits, though pre-eminently belonging to this type. ?Humming bird? the woodpecker Gould says he believes does
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[excised, located in CUL-DAR208.23] with Chionis), yet the Tropic bird, has very different habits, though pre-eminently belonging to this type. ?Humming bird? the woodpecker Gould says he believes does but also on fruit. — The Rasorial type is wonderfully shown in the long legged cuckoos with claw like lark (one in Australia is called swamp pheasant) goatsucker, parrots with claw like lark (N.B. The 'La jeune veuve parrot though so much on the ground has not this structure, instance of habit
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[excised, located in CUL-DAR208.22] tail stiff. — swallow goat-sucker likewise exaggerated. — There is one most remarkable connection between these aerial representatives of the different families. — that sexes have same plumage. — this is applicable to swallow-hawk, (this not the case in swallow ??? which is most wonderful of all? whether in most aerial of swallow) Milvulus. still more wonderfully to the Humming bird, which is one instance of its whole family where female is not dull. — I
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[excised, located in CUL-DAR208.22] It is most wonderful how in every family of birds, even the most strongly marked, there is a preeminently aerial, formed for flight great movement in the air, likewise rasorial species likewise perching (Gould),1 but the latter is obvious because all are so. — Thus in Hawks there is a swallow, both in structure habits (it cannot be doubted that if swallow perished hawks milvulus c would instantly fill up their place.) — Humming bird there is strongly marked
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King, P. P. 1839. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe. Proceedings of the first expedition, 1826-30, under the command of Captain P. Parker King, R.N., F.R.S. London: Henry Colburn.
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THE HOPE, IN THE STRAIT OF MAGALHAENS. THE ADELAIDE, IN HUMMING BIRD COVE. DISTANT VIEW OF MT. SARMIENTO. P. P. King. S. Bull. Published by Henry Colburn. Great Marlborough Street 1838. [page break
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Darwin, C. R. 1839. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe. Journal and remarks. 1832-1836. London: Henry Colburn.
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most of the species, which produces the humming noise. I never saw any other bird, where the force of its wings appeared (as in a butterfly) so powerful in proportion to the weight of its body. When hovering by a flower, its tail is constantly expanded and shut like a fan, the body being kept in a nearly vertical position. This action appears to steady and support the bird, between the slow movements of its wings. Although flying from flower to flower in search of food, its stomach generally
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Darwin, C. R. 1839. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe. Journal and remarks. 1832-1836. London: Henry Colburn.
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bird allied to them, both in structure and habits, represents this Chilian genus.* Two species of humming-birds are common, and I have seen a third kind within the Cordillera, at an elevation of about 10,000 feet. Mellisuga Kingii is found over a space of 2500 miles on the west coast, from the hot dry country of Lima, to the forests of Tierra del Fuego where it has been described as flitting about in a snow-storm. In the wooded island of Chiloe, which has an extremely humid climate, this little
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King, P. P. 1839. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe. Proceedings of the first expedition, 1826-30, under the command of Captain P. Parker King, R.N., F.R.S. London: Henry Colburn.
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than the veronica, and thrives only in sheltered places. Many were observed six inches in diameter; the stems of the two last plants were used by us, during our stay, for fuel. The day after our arrival, the gale subsided, and the weather became very fine indeed. The stillness of the air may be imagined, when the chirping of humming-birds, and buzzing of large bees, were heard at a considerable distance. A humming-bird had been seen at Port Gallant last year, and was brought to me by Captain
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King, P. P. 1839. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe. Proceedings of the first expedition, 1826-30, under the command of Captain P. Parker King, R.N., F.R.S. London: Henry Colburn.
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thus describes: Our situation was now very alarming; the storm increased every minute, the weather was extremely thick, and the rain seemed to threaten another deluge; we had a long dark night before us, we were in a narrow channel, and surrounded on * One of the feathered tribe, which a naturalist would not expect to find here, a 'humming bird,' was shot near the beach by a young midshipman. Stokes MS. [page] 7
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[FitzRoy, R.] 1839. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe. Appendix to Volume II. London: Henry Colburn.
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sh ghulu nn . Grandfather cow sh, or ca w sh ghu luw n. Grand daughter y rr kep Grass khall Hair ay sh t . Hand y c c b mar p . Head f ch ck l k be. Hear (to) t l'l sh m r r . Heavy pah c l hah shu. Humming-bird m wa r t t sh. Hip c l'kh st l w sh n e. Hog t thl Hot k t kh k ck hul . House h t ukh r l. Hut ht ck . Husband r r k dugu. Ice tkhur sk ye te . Jump ah culu Kelp t ch . Kill f t cl t t l. Knee t l d l t l l pu . Knife fta r , or ft l t t l w l, or t clew l. Knuckles h tel s h be y sh
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Darwin, C. R. 1839. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe. Journal and remarks. 1832-1836. London: Henry Colburn.
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greenstone Immense valleys Mines State of miners Santiago Hot baths of Cauquenes Gold mines Grinding mills Perforated stones Habits of puma El turco and tapacolo Humming-birds . . . . 308 CHAPTER XV. Chiloe General aspect Boat excursion Native Indians Castro Large leaves of Gunnera scabra Tame fox Ascend San Pedro Chonos Archipelago Peninsula of Tres Montes Granitic range Lowe's Harbour Wild potato Forest Formation of peat Myopotamus, otter and mice Cheucau and barking-bird Furnarius Singular
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Darwin, C. R. 1839. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe. Journal and remarks. 1832-1836. London: Henry Colburn.
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and twittering; the humming-bird may be seen every now and then darting from side to side, and emitting, like an insect, its shrill chirp; lastly, from the top of some lofty tree, the indistinct but plaintive note of the white-tufted tyrant-flycatcher may be noticed. From the great preponderance in most countries of certain kinds of birds, such as the finches, one feels at first surprised at meeting with such peculiar forms, above enumerated, as the commonest birds in any district. In central
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King, P. P. 1839. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe. Proceedings of the first expedition, 1826-30, under the command of Captain P. Parker King, R.N., F.R.S. London: Henry Colburn.
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CHAPTER IX. Detention in Port San Antonio Humming-birds in snow showers Fuegians Geological remarks Canoes Carving Birds Fish Shag Narrows Glaciers Avalanches Natives Climate Winter setting in Adelaide loses a boat Floods Lightning Scurvy Adelaide's survey Bougainville Harbour Indians cross the Strait, and visit Port Famine Sealing vessels sail Scurvy increases Adelaide sent for guanaco meat Return of the Beagle Captain Stokes very ill Adelaide brings meat from the Patagonians Death of Captain
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King, P. P. 1839. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe. Proceedings of the first expedition, 1826-30, under the command of Captain P. Parker King, R.N., F.R.S. London: Henry Colburn.
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would not take bait, we were confined for refreshments principally to shell-fish. No traces of quadrupeds, excepting an Indian dog, were noticed. Here Wallis's people saw a large cloven-footed animal, which they described to be as big as a jack-ass. It was probably a deer, one or two of which had occasionally appeared at Port Famine.(e) It has been mentioned that we found many humming-birds at Port San Antonio, which we attributed to the sheltered situation of the place, and the luxuriant
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King, P. P. 1839. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe. Proceedings of the first expedition, 1826-30, under the command of Captain P. Parker King, R.N., F.R.S. London: Henry Colburn.
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of Mount Maxwell, runs over the beach into the sea, and from it an abundant supply of excellent water may be obtained without difficulty. We observed no quadrupeds; but, of the feathered tribe, we found woodpeckers, kingfishers, and woodcocks, and in the sheltered nooks several humming-birds were darting about the flowery underwood of berberis, fuchsia, and arbutus. In the tide-way, at the narrow passage, the sea teemed with fish; over which hovered corvorants and other sea-fowl, preying upon
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King, P. P. 1839. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe. Proceedings of the first expedition, 1826-30, under the command of Captain P. Parker King, R.N., F.R.S. London: Henry Colburn.
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Gabriel Channel ... 54 19 00 70 15 21 Gabriel Channel. Port Waterfall... Port. ...... .............. 54 20 20 69 19 01 Nar. of Gabriel C. Midway .................. 54 15 08 69 32 31 Cone Point ...... Summit .................. 54 06 35 70 48 01 Dawson Island. Mount Graves .. South summit. ......... 53 45 00 70 33 46 St. Peter and St. Paul Islet. Centre. .................. 53 42 10 70 42 01 PortSan Antonio Humming Bird Cove 53 53 52 70 50 26 53 54 25 S. W. pt. of North Island 53 54 03 70 51 51 Coast
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King, P. P. 1839. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe. Proceedings of the first expedition, 1826-30, under the command of Captain P. Parker King, R.N., F.R.S. London: Henry Colburn.
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mentioned as illustrative of the mildness of the climate, notwithstanding the lowness of the temperature. One is the comparative warmth of the sea near its surface, between which and the air, I have in the month of June, the middle of the winter season, observed a difference of 30 , upon which occasion the sea was covered with a cloud of steam. The other is, that parrots and humming-birds, generally the inhabitants of warm regions, are very numerous in the southern and western parts of the
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Darwin, C. R. 1839. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe. Journal and remarks. 1832-1836. London: Henry Colburn.
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course of a long walk, I saw only one individual. As this species migrates to the southward, it is replaced by the arrival of a larger kind, which will be presently described. I do not believe the small kind breeds in Chile; for, during the summer, their nests were common to the south of that country. The migration of the humming-birds on both the east* and west coast of North America exactly corresponds to what takes place in this southern continent. In both cases they move towards the tropic
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King, P. P. 1839. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe. Proceedings of the first expedition, 1826-30, under the command of Captain P. Parker King, R.N., F.R.S. London: Henry Colburn.
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, ' Pecheray,' anecdote, 313 curious circumstances, 315 at Port Famine, misconduct, 316 precautions, quarrel, 317, 318 driven away, caution, 319, 320 met by Adelaide's boat's crew, curious notices, habits, theft, 342, 344 few in number, 345 at Landfall Island, 367 conduct to party in distress, arms, bird-catching, 370 near Otway Bay, living among tame seals, 372 traces on Noir Island, 388 steal whaleboat, 391 met with, 394 further meetings, boat's gear found, 395 various incidents connected with natives
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[Broderip, W. J.] 1839. [Review of] Narrative... [and] Journal of researches. Quarterly Review 65, no. 129 (December): 194-234.
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'Wager,' together with masterly descriptions of the countries and the people visited, both savage and civilized; among which the chapter on the province and islands of Chiloe deserves particular notice. He will read of the natural productions, interwoven in the narrative in a pleasing and popular style, and more scientifically detailed in the Appendix now following the Captain as he watches the frail humming-bird stoutly facing a snow-storm or the rapid progression of the steamer-ducks, or race
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insects mouths — crustacea do although it may have required the examination of many insects to discover that proboscis of Bee Butterfly essentially consists of — — pincers representative of Beetles jaw — yet we here see looking only at the bee, that the organ could not have been made for part How many contrivances for sucking Honey. Humming Bird— Marsupial Animal
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online [56] Waterhouse has never heard of nocturnal Bees. —where is analogy here.— Says moths flit round flowers like Bees— doubts whether they ever carry pollen.— I have see Humming Bird Sph with proboscis yellow with pollen of Verben
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theory there must be three kinds of relation — then see whether there are.— Lamarck gives my whole theory.— My theory does not explain such resemblances, as snout of rat woodcock — small eye of pig humming Bird!!! Ø [44v
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[reference incomplete] `Ibis' 2 1860; 3 1861; 4 1862 [articles concerning sexual selection]
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Ibis Vol 2. 1860 Sexual Selection p 259. Mr O. Salvin notes on the Humming birds of Guatemala Remarks that it is somewhat strange that the localities in which I have worked shd have been, with few exceptions, those in which the males most abound p 265. The hen-bird of Thaumastura henicura seem to have the entire duty of rearing the young, as I never once saw the male near the place. 344 Mr Powys says that Ruff in Ionian Is seems to have some invincible attraction for bright colours, will dart
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Darwin, C. R. ed. 1841. Birds Part 3 no. 5 of The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle. by John Gould. Edited and superintended by Charles Darwin. London: Smith Elder and Co.
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species, which produces the humming noise. I never saw any other bird, where the force of its wings appeared (as in a butterfly) so powerful in proportion to the weight of its body. When hovering by a flower, its tail is constantly expanded and shut like a fan, the body being kept in a nearly vertical position. This action appears to steady and support the bird, between the slow movements of its wings. Although flying from flower to flower in search of food, its stomach generally contained abundant
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F9.3
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Darwin, C. R. ed. 1841. Birds Part 3 of The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle. by John Gould. Edited and superintended by Charles Darwin. London: Smith Elder and Co.
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species, which produces the humming noise. I never saw any other bird, where the force of its wings appeared (as in a butterfly) so powerful in proportion to the weight of its body. When hovering by a flower, its tail is constantly expanded and shut like a fan, the body being kept in a nearly vertical position. This action appears to steady and support the bird, between the slow movements of its wings. Although flying from flower to flower in search of food, its stomach generally contained abundant
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F8.15
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Darwin, C. R. ed. 1841. Birds Part 3 no. 5 of The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle. by John Gould. Edited and superintended by Charles Darwin. London: Smith Elder and Co.
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doubt regarding the nature of this latter substance, as the transverse septa are yet quite distinct: hence this humming bird builds its nest entirely of cryptogamic plants. Egg perfectly white, elongated, or rather almost cylindrical, with rounded ends; length .557 of an inch, and transverse diameter .352 of an inch. In January, at the Chonos Islands, when there were young in the nest, a considerable number of old birds were shot; of these, however, few or scarcely any had the shining crest of the
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F9.3
Book:
Darwin, C. R. ed. 1841. Birds Part 3 of The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle. by John Gould. Edited and superintended by Charles Darwin. London: Smith Elder and Co.
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doubt regarding the nature of this latter substance, as the transverse septa are yet quite distinct: hence this humming bird builds its nest entirely of cryptogamic plants. Egg perfectly white, elongated, or rather almost cylindrical, with rounded ends; length .557 of an inch, and transverse diameter .352 of an inch. In January, at the Chonos Islands, when there were young in the nest, a considerable number of old birds were shot; of these, however, few or scarcely any had the shining crest of the
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F1661a
Pamphlet:
Darwin, C. R. et al 1842. Report of a Committee appointed "to consider the rules by which the nomenclature of Zoology may be established on a uniform and permanent basis." London: John Murray for the British Association for the Advancement of Science.
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as unmeaning and in bad taste. Thus the generic names Lesbia, Leilus, Remus, Corydon, Pasiphae, have been applied to a Humming bird, a Butterfly, a Beetle, a Parrot, and a Crab respectively, without any perceptible association of ideas. But mythological names may sometimes be used as generic with the same propriety as technical ones, in cases where a direct allusion can be traced between the narrated actions of a personage and the observed habits or structure of an animal. Thus when the name
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F1661b
Periodical contribution:
Darwin, C. R. et al 1843. Report of a Committee appointed "to consider the rules by which the nomenclature of Zoology may be established on a uniform and permanent basis." Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. Manchester 1842, 12: 105-21.
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metaphorical manner, which is highly elegant. We may cite the generic terms Arvicola, Lanius, Pastor, Tyrannus, Regulus, Mimus, Ploceus, c., as favourable examples of this class of names. d. Mythological or historical names.—When these have no perceptible reference or allusion to the characters of the object on which they are conferred, they may be properly regarded as unmeaning and in bad taste. Thus the generic names Lesbia, Leilus, Remus, Corydon, Pasiphae, have been applied to a Humming bird, a
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F14
Book:
Darwin, C. R. 1845. Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle round the world, under the Command of Capt. Fitz Roy, R.N. 2d ed. London: John Murray.
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may be compared to that of Syrphus amongst flies, and Sphinx among moths; but whilst hovering over a flower, it flaps its wings with a very slow and powerful movement, totally different from that vibratory one common to most of the species, which produces the humming noise. I never saw any other bird, where the force of its wings appeared (as in a butterfly) so powerful in proportion to the weight of its body. When hovering by a flower, its tail is constantly expanded and shut like a fan, the
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F14
Book:
Darwin, C. R. 1845. Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle round the world, under the Command of Capt. Fitz Roy, R.N. 2d ed. London: John Murray.
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The second species (or P. albicollis) is allied to the first in its general form. It is called Tapacolo, or cover your posterior; and well does the shameless little bird deserve its name; for it carries its tail more than erect, that is, inclined backwards towards its head. It is very common, and frequents the bottoms of hedge-rows, and the bushes scattered over the barren hills, where scarcely another bird can exist. In its general manner of feeding, of quickly hopping out of the thickets and
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F14
Book:
Darwin, C. R. 1845. Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle round the world, under the Command of Capt. Fitz Roy, R.N. 2d ed. London: John Murray.
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general silence. The yelping of the guid-guid, and the sudden whew-whew of the cheucau, sometimes come from afar off, and sometimes from close at hand; the little black wren of Tierra del Fuego occasionally adds its cry; the creeper (Oxyurus) follows the intruder screaming and twittering; the humming-bird may be seen every now and then darting from side to side, and emitting, like an insect, its shrill chirp; lastly, from the top of some lofty tree the indistinct but plaintive note of the white
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