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have passed this point they have always met a gale. The Beagle, on her return to England from the last expedition, experienced the heaviest she had had during the whole time. In the morning I was much interested by [page] 193 Rio de Janeiro to M Vide
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varied outline of the hills round Praya; the memory of which will never be effaced from my mind. 9th Beautiful calm day, but I could not enjoy it, as to my great indignation I felt squeamish uncomfortable. 10th In the morning a vessel was in sight. We chased her all day have just come up to her this evening. She is a Packet bound for Rio in the morning I intend sending a letter to England via Rio de Janeiro, as possibly it may sooner arrive there by this than any other conveyance. I have felt a
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changing prospect of the mountains; sometimes enveloped by white clouds, sometimes brightened by the sun, the wild stony [page] 132 Rio de Janeir
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to the English made a large fortune by selling spectacles, Thermometers c c. About 8 eight years since he purchased a tract of forest country on the Macae put an English agent over it. Communication is so difficult [page] 135 Rio de Janeir
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more extraordinary quixotic set of adventurers. April 8th = A = Our first stage was a very interesting one, the day was powerfully hot as we passed through the woods, every thing was still, excepting the large brilliant [page] 136 Rio de Janeir
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the house: I trust there is a change in the weather: the Hygrometer showed the air to be twice as dry in the middle of the day as in the morning. There was a good example of what Humboldt says of the thin vapour, which without changing [page] 168 Rio de Janeir
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lowered into the sea after divisions on Sunday for several days he was violently delirious talked about the party. Boy Jones died two days [page] 172 Rio de Janeir
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must be that or nothing. 17th Took my usual evening stroll to the bay; there to lie down on the coast watch the setting sun gild the bare sides of the Sugar Loaf. Wickham Chaffers paid me a visit. [page] 180 Rio de Janeir
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unproductive excepting in one place in Botofogo Bay. so that I have been reduced to the lower [page] 184 Rio de Janeir
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scenes are forgotten, the more tolerable will the present be. Everybody is full of expectation interest about the new undescribed coast of Patagonia. Endless plans are forming for catching Ostriches, Guanaco, Foxes c. [page] 192 Rio de Janeiro to M Vide
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about the number of young men whom he left in health prosperity, the most frequent answer is he is dead gone. The deaths are generally to be attributed to drinking: few seem able to resist the temptation, when [page] 134 Rio de Janeir
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days were spent at Socêgo, was the most enjoyable part of the whole expedition; the greater part of them was spent in the woods, I succeded in collecting many insects reptiles. [page] 149 Rio de Janeir
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she was engaged with an enemy; although on paper it may sound like childs play, in the reality it was most animating. One almost wished for an enemy, when the aweful [page] 155 Rio de Janeir
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there has been anything of a sea up. It was a beautiful spectacle to see how gracefully the Beagle glided over the waves, appearing as if by her own choice she avoided the heavy shocks. As the night came on, the sky looked very dirty, the waves with their white crests dashed angrily against the [page] 191 Rio de Janeiro to Monte Vide
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horseback. The only vehicle is a most rude cart with almost solid wheels, it is drawn by eight oxen yoked together: as it moves it makes a most extraordinary creeking noise. We did not pass over one stone bridge. they Where any exist, they are made of logs of wood [page] 152 Rio de Janeir
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Keynes, Richard Darwin ed. 2000. Charles Darwin's zoology notes & specimen lists from H.M.S. Beagle. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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1832 May. Rio de Janeiro 459 I X Acarus. from a Passalus [note opposite] 459 460. in very moist rotten wood. 460 I X Circulio nearly covered with Acari. Uropodes Latr. 461 Spider: web horizontal 462 I Hymenoptera. the most common species, in great numbers. 463 P Lichens. mosses c on trees chiefly oranges old trees. 464 P Lichens [Pycroporus sanguineus L. See Plant Notes p. 160] 465 Spongia (?) skeleton irregular siliceous particles 466 Ova of some marine animal both the latter. Botofogo Bay
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Keynes, Richard Darwin ed. 2000. Charles Darwin's zoology notes & specimen lists from H.M.S. Beagle. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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290 Planaria V 53291 Vaginulus V 45(d) 292 R Leposternum same as (270) 1832 June Rio de Janeiro 293 C Palemon, reported by fishermen to be from fresh Water. 294 Comatula, differs from (283) in its colour pinn on arms 295 Comatula same as (283) 296 X Asterias, back brownish black [cont. opposite] with irregular markings of Hyacinth red 297 Sertularia (?) same as (265) [Sertularian (with gonangia) on which were found Membranipora ornata Busk and Schizoporella hyalina SFH]* 298 Tubularia n 299
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[illeg] reminded me of the drawings of the Hottentot habitations of the Hottentots in Southern Africa. Thus perhaps do these poor people in the midst of their slavery call to their minds the home of their fathers. As the moon would rise early, we determined to start that evening for our sleeping place at the Lagoa Marica. [page] 137 Rio de Janeir
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Keynes, Richard Darwin ed. 2000. Charles Darwin's zoology notes & specimen lists from H.M.S. Beagle. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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it Nocturnal? I found it also at Buenos Ayres in same sit es . This species differs most strikingly from that of Rio de Janeiro in its shorter depressed body. I may mention in this place, having found on an Agave a true Limax4, but unfortunately lost it. it would appear to have been hitherto not found in S America. [written with another pen] June. Maldonado. I have found this latter animal immense numbers of the Vaginulus. [note ends] 1 Stylommatophora, land slug. 2 The entries for the next few
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greater parts are in a state of slavery, where this system is maintained by an entire stop to education, the mainspring of human actions, what can be expected; but that the whole would be polluted by its part. [page] 126 Bahia to Rio de Janeir
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they approach near to a vessel, it is usual to fire a big gun in order to break them. A large shark followed the ship, was first struck by a harpoon; after this he was hooked by a bait again being struck broke the hook escaped. Such an adventure creates great interest all over the whole ship. [page] 127 Bahia to Rio de Janeir
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been regularly cast at every two hours. to day after finding no bottom at 230 fathoms we suddenly came on the bank with between 30 and 40. We are now steering for the islands. [page] 128 Bahia to Rio de Janeir
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boat full of midshipmen. 30th All to day we have been cruising in sight of the Islands have been employed in [page] 130 Bahia to Rio de Janeir
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crowded appearance. The plan of the town is very regular, the lines, like those in Edinburgh, running parallel, others crossing them at right angles. The principal streets leading from the squares are straight [page] 133 Rio de Janeir
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of the night. We arrived at last at the Venda, were very glad to lie down on the straw mats. [page] 138 Rio de Janeir
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type of its Class. These houses are often large, are built of thick upright posts, with boughs interwoven, which are afterwards plastered. They have seldom have floors, never glazed windows, [page] 139 Rio de Janeir
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no Sir. If we were lucky, by waiting 2 hours we obtained fowls rice farinha. It not unfrequently happens that the guest is obliged with stones to kill with stones the poultry, for his own dinner. [page] 140 Rio de Janeir
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which one of the party lost, gruffly answered, How should I know? Why did you not take care of it. I suppose the dogs have eat it . [page] 141 Rio de Janeir
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original nature. and from the same cause they seem far better than English horses to recover injuries wounds. [page] 142 Rio de Janeir
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. Feijôa or beans are much cultivated form a most excellent vegetable: one bag bringing sometimes 80. Sugar Cane is also grown. And rice in the swampy parts. Signor Fig. planted three bags they produced 320. [page] 144 Rio de Janeir
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, built on a hill at the foot of which a brook runs, overlooked the cultivated [page] 145 Rio de Janeir
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world. As soon as any stranger is seen arriving, a large bell is set tolling generally some small cannon are fired; thus it is announced [page] 146 Rio de Janeir
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saw many beautiful birds, Toucans Bee-eaters. We slept at a Fazenda a league from our journeys end; the agent received us hospitably was the only Brazilian [page] 147 Rio de Janeir
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, Mr Lennon is not sure how many broard. it may be guessed what [page] 148 Rio de Janeir
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with tresses of a liana, which much resembles bundles of hay. If the eye is turned from the world of foliage above, to the ground, it is [page] 150 Rio de Janeir
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several political changes have taken place in our little world. Mr Maccormick has been invalided, goes to England by the Tyne. Mr Derbyshire by his own request was discharged the service. In his place Mr Johnstone will be moved into the Beagle from the Warspite. [page] 153 Rio de Janeir
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; the very ship trembled at so dense a [page] 156 Rio de Janeir
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by some new wondrous creature. 7th Went on board spent the day there, in the evening brought with me a few things which I wanted before the departure of the Beagle. 8th Torrents of rain. I am at present chiefly collecting spiders. In the course of a few hours 26 rain fell. [page] 157 Rio de Janeir
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contemplation. The Captain called in the evening says the Beagle sails tomorrow. We also today heard the bad news that three of the party, who went up in the Cutter to Macucu for snipe shooting, are taken seriously ill with Fevers. There is reason to fear that others were to day beginning to feel the bad effects of their excursion. The first case occurred 4 days after the arrival [page] 158 Rio de Janeir
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civility. 15th Went out collecting had a most delightful walk: It is now full moon. I do not know whether the clear outline of the view seen by night is most admirable, or when lighted up by the gorgeous colours of a Tropical sun. [page] 159 Rio de Janeir
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. I have just finished Ansons voyage; my pleasure in reading such works is at least trebled by expecting to see some of the described places in knowing a little about the sea. 23d Walked Collected numerous animals on the sandy plain, which skirts the sea at the back of the Sugar loaf. The ground [page] 161 Rio de Janeir
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sides, which are universally to the very summit clothed by a thick forest. The water-courses were ornamented by that most elegant of all vegetable forms, the tree fern. they were not of a large size, but in the vividness of the green lightness of the foliage, in the beautiful curve of head, they were most classically admirable. [page] 162 Rio de Janeir
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exceedingly striking. Some years ago a poor insane young woman threw herself from this summit; in few places could a more horrible lovers leap be found. Our present host, Mr Bolga, was one of the first who found the corps dashed into pieces amongst the trees rocks. [page] 163 Rio de Janeir
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name must be given more out of courtesy than anything else; for it really is solely a place of amusement. The chief great interest it possesses, is the cultivation of many plants which are notorious from their utility. There are some [page] 164 Rio de Janeir
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, Orange, Cabbage palm Cocoa-nut tree, stand before all others (with the exception perhaps of the tree fern some firs) in the beauty of their appearance; At the same time how remarkably they contribute to the subsistence of mankind: in this double respect how far do they surpass those of Europe. The Tropics appear the natural birthplace of the human race; but the mind, like many of its fruits [page] 165 Rio de Janeir
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observed the same fact, which I have mentioned about the interior forests, viz the smallness of the trunks of the trees. Very few reached (I believe not more than 3 or 4) reached seven feet in circumference: only one 9ft 7inch. The Caucovado is notorious for Maroon or run-away slaves; the last time we ascended, we met three most villanous [page] 166 Rio de Janeir
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of the time: set up for themselves. What will not interest or blind prejudice assert, when defending their its unjust power or opinion?- 31st Staid at home; the evenings now soon close in; whilst I am lamenting the departure northern progress of the sun, everybody in England is rejoiced at [page] 167 Rio de Janeir
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another brother priest. It was very curious to see the miserable manner such men could live in; one sort of shed where dogs, black men themselves appeared to live together; the whole place dirty out of order. At about seven we arrived at our hunting ground, put up the horses at a small farm house situated in the middle of the woods. The hunting consists in all [page] 169 Rio de Janeir
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gun an enormous knife. As They use the latter for killing animals as they walk along incessantly continue cutting the branches so as to improve old make new paths. This practice is universal, in consequence of the habit [page] 170 Rio de Janeir
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hospitable intelligent padres proceeded home. I found on my table a letter from Shrewsbury dated March 12th. [page] 171 Rio de Janeir
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