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Rio de Janeiro 1832 June Bulimus? (257) Animal crawling on the dry ground; shell destitute of an umbelicus.— (is it young Bulimus??) — body 4 inches long .5 wide: superior feelers .9 long: inferior .2: foot very broard, thin at edges: back rugosely reticulated, colour dirty lead coloured; scales tail more yellow.— Vaginulus (b) specimen 256 Veronicella Blainv: animal here described as in crawling.— Mantle Above rather pale honey yellow . Mantle regularly rounded; smooth to the touch, but
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Rio de Janeiro 1832 June Vaginulus The slime (on body) is exuded through parallel pore on the foot.— Animal slow, torpid, generally with mouth retracted, lives feeds on leaves of a tree in a dense forest on a hill; remote from any water.— Vaginulus (a) Specimen 291 A small specimen only .5 length differs from the former in the following respects.— Anterior posterior ends of mantle black.— with 4 faint dorsal lines of same colour.— rather more tuberculated with white dots: (d) edges space
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Rio de Janeiro 1832 June Comatula = hanging project ledge of rocks.— its dorsal cirrhi were firmly fixed in an encrusting sponge.— the arms widely extended, so as much to resemble an enormous Polypus.— irritable. Motion passing down the body as in a sensitive plant.— arms have considerable power of motion, can curl themselves into a perfect spire.— When placed in fresh water emitted a strong odour stained the water with a brownish yellow tint.— The animal had a most graceful appearance
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Rio de Janeiro 1832 June Nudibranch Tail cyl round, pointed.— On right side between branchiæ mouth, a closed orifice was visible.— Generative?— A strong pulsation was perceptible on the back before the Branchiæ.— Length of body .3 (probably young specimen) colours most beautiful; side blue white with projecting white paps with irregular transverse rows of bright orange spots.— Back with less blue.— Branchiæ posterior pair of feelers coloured as the sides.— Animal was found crawling on the
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Rio de Janeiro 1832 June Epeira to its usual place the centre of web.— The insects in about ½ a minute being taken out of the mesh were quite dead relaxed.— How much more powerful is this than any poison man knows of.— Prussic acid being rubbed into a Blaps seemed only to cause a slight paralysis, which in short time went off.— Theridion (a) (d) In bottle (252) there are specimens of a small red spider. head, extremities of abdomen half the legs black.— I believe it to be a Theridion.— They
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Rio de Janeiro 1832 June 17th Planaria (a) (No. 278) This very extraordinary animal was found, under the bark of a decaying tree, in the forest at a considerable elevation.— The place was quite dry no water at all near.— Body soft, parenchymatous, covered with slime (like snails leaving a track), not much flattened; when fully extended, 2 ¼ inches long: in broardest parts only .13 wide.— Back arched, top rather flat; beneath, a level crawling surface (precisely resembles a gasteropode, only
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Rio de Janeiro 1832 Planaria At the distance of .3 nearer to the anterior extremity is another slit, resembling in every respect the former, but smaller much more obscure (I did not perceive it till the animal was hurt by Salt Water).— Posteriorly trace of central dark vessel I suspect anal orifice; (b) I judge at this from the appearance on glass of something like fæces diminution of dark coloured vessel.— The following is the most remarkable phenomenon: I cannot doubt its accuracy as I
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Rio de Janeiro 1832 June Planaria dorsal surface; I observed it once most clearly on the very anterior extremity. I suppose this action is the absorbing (b) or forcing air into minute cutaneous vessels. The animal crawled like a Gasteropod, by wave like motion of foot; but differed in the anterior extremity being raised stretched forward, rather curved backward.— it appeared to use this part as a feeler.— could creep amongst moss.— appeared quite unused to water; salt water was highly
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Rio de Janeiro 1832 June Aplysia (a) Length of extended animal 1.2; posterior feelers simple, conical, close at bottom for 1/3 of length.— Colour pale green, with meshwork of brownish purple veins; circular spaces being left clear.— Head darkest coloured with the purple; from it a band leading to branchial covering.— The latter on edges with black dots.— Sides with few white dots.— Bufo (b) Copied (Bombinator). Back: deep orange chesnut brown . beneath pale, with dark mark between front legs
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Rio de Janeiro 1832 June 23d Planaria anterior extremity not nearly so much lengthened.— the body in consequence of more uniform breadth.— like the former it rests on end of tail bends out its head to find object to crawl on.— In the colouring of the body three rings are left nearly of a pure white.— In the foot, in the line of the two posterior rings; the two transverse slits or openings were clearly visible.— I examined very carefully by strongly concentrating the light, the posterior
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Rio de Janeiro 1832 June Papilio Linnæus (a) (615) This insect is not uncommon generally frequents the Orange groves; it is remarkable in several respects.— It flies high continually settles on the trunks of trees; invariably with its head downwards with its wings expanded to further than or opened to beyond the horizontal plane.— It is the only butterfly I ever saw make use of its legs in running, this one will avoid being caught by shuffling to one side.— Some time ago I saw several pair[s
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Rio de Janeiro 1832 June Amphiroa (a) (3) 282 595 spirits Branches very much flattened, formed of arched layers [(sketches (a) (B)] — these are very brittle stony, formed of parallel longitudinal (3) fibres appear in older branches solid.— Extreme layer white, semitransparent so soft the least touch would injure it.— no trace of terminal aperture.— transparent horny more generally at the bifurcation of branches.— they it would appear that these are formed rather by an alteration than
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Rio de Janeiro 1832 (a) 58 June Ctenus All the specimens I have seen, have been on wooded hills; there appears to be 2 divisions in the genus.— The ones with body flattened, hairy colours speckled, legs very long, line of four central eyes curved.— These live in decayed trees may often be seen standing motionless with their legs stretched out near to some hole.— It is evident they can see to some distance; for the instant you draw back they out of sight, they dash into their holes.— The other
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Rio de Janeiro 1832 April: May: June General observation After seeing a collection of Brazilian birds in a Museum; it would not easily be believed what little show they make in their native country.— Concealed in the universal mass of vegetation, the attention is not drawn to them by their notes.— The large swifts with pointed tail feathers, unlike to their congeners in England pursue in silence their airy circles.— Perhaps a bird allied to the Parrots (Krotophagus) possesses the most
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Rio de Janeiro 1832 April: May: June: General observation. (a) Lycodes alighting upon Phallus. Stay at Barmouth. They are not however, so numerous as in England.— Gyrinis frequent might be seen dancing on the surface of a clear ditch; forcibly bringing to the recollection of an Entomologist his walks at home.─ Brachelytus uncommon. chiefly on decaying vegetable matter.— Elateridæ most of species very small (b) Necrophagous insects very rare.— Nitidulidæ feeding on decayed fruits.— Hydrophilidæ
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Rio de Janeiro 1832 April: May: June: Neuroptera General Observations Libellula very numerous: Many Agrions2 in the forest.— I only saw one Hemiroti 2 Frigania.— Termites not so numerous as at Bahia still less than at Fernando Noronha. Hymenoptera The division Rapaces (Lamarck) in great number characteristic of Entomol: especially Guepiariès.— Melliferes are not at all abundant, this strongly contrasts against England. Some of the Rapaces (solitary ones) prey on Spiders, thus balance the very
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Rio de Janeiro 1832 April: May: June: General Observations Arachnidæ In this division of Articulated animals the number of species individuals which they contain is very great: it appears to me no no other order, as compared to England is so very much increased.— Mygalus is not uncommon in holes (chiefly rotten trees) on the wooded hills.— A small red (a) Theridion coats the turf with its web.— Pholcus under rocks in the corner of every room may be seen violently agitating with its long legs
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Rio de Janeiro 1832 April: May: June: General Observations Arachnidæ Vagabondes In the Saltigrades the typical genus Salticus is almost infinite in species.— In sweeping amongst herbage nearly as many spiders as Coleoptera are taken, especially of this last family.— And lastly under rotting wood Phalangium is abundant: still more the sub-genus Gonoleptes.— I found one strange species, at superior base of hinder legs was a claw, also corresponding ones on the hips, which together formed a pair
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Rio de Janeiro 1832 April: May: June: General Observ: (c) shells is easily understood.— It would appear that these shells ( certainly Ampullaria), when the puddles of water dry up, bury themselves in the mud thus like the Crocodiles mentioned by Humboldt undergo a sort Hybernation or more properly Aestivation.— When the rain first fell I was astonished could not explain the numbers which appeared of full size in every ditch little pools which had previously been dry.— In my geological notes I
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Rio de Janeiro 1832 April: May: June: General Observation: of the greater number of trees, as in the interior, is not more than from 3 to 4 feet.— I only saw one 7ft another the largest 9ft 7 inches.— One of those remarkable trees which have plates running from the roots up the trunk had an apparent diameter of 7ft 3inch.— One of the plates projected at a mean distance of 3 feet was not above 2 or 3 inches thick.— This fact has been noticed by all travellers.—I could not help noticing how
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Rio de Janeiro………. M. Video 1832 Dianœa expanded into a funnel shaped cup.— in this case the pair of vermiform tubes are more easily seen.— In Fig: (2) on the convex surface there may be seen a faint cross of fibres: it would appear to be the muscular organ of contraction.— From the octagonal margin ( not drawn in plate) there depends a delicate membrane which is slightly contractile at its inferior margin, forming a sort of bag.— In this shape I found the animal, but being kept it altered
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(40 1832 April Provincia do Rio de Janeiro 40 quartz, which owe their origin to the veins of that rock. — (a) I saw a piece of sandstone containing marine shells lying on the beach. — There may therefore be some Tertiary formation like that at Bahia. — (b) On looking at a map. a chain of lakes swamps may be seen running parallel. to the line of the shore. — The intervening tract consists of white sand broken shells being chiefly bivalves. — It appears to be gaining in width, (c) as the beach
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42 1832 April Provincia do Rio de Janeiro 42 unbroken outline the valleys were singularly flat. — I could perceive no signs of violence; indeed the entire absence of pebbles goes towards proving the same fact. — At Bahia I came to the same conclusion. — But at St. Jago. where from the barrenness of the ground there is little or no vegetation, the surface evidently was much furrowed. May June In the immediate environs of the city the geology is uninteresting. 468 ... 470 — The prevailing rock
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43 1832 May, June Rio de Janeiro 43 on its SW side is a good example of this fact. — I cannot attribute this appearance to common decomposition; then the layers would be at parallel to the surface, which is not the case as may be seen, where the direction of the beds off of the hills. is not the same. — How also can could it be it explained, that a regular layer at the depth of some yards within the solid rock should undergo decomposition, so that this great exfoliation should take place
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45 1832 May, June Rio de Janeiro 45 I have already said the porphyritic gneiss is by far the most abundant. — At Tijeuka the hills are not so much rounded bare. 576 ... 578 — here there is a considerable quantity of a moderately fine grained Granite: I observed this in only one other place, excepting of course the dykes, many of which are very broard. — In very many places I found large boulders of greenstone. 471 ... 475 525 579 (crystals both ingredients well marked (b) some Iron pyrites
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47 1832 May, June Rio de Janeiro 47 usual gneiss. — The line of cleavage in both rocks is nearly the same, but the mica slate dips vertically the other at small angle therefore rather overlaps the slate. — The lateral junction is well defined. — The block is 7 yards long 2 wide. — Subsequently it has been penetrated slightly dislocated by veins of granite in large crystals. — I can only account for these appearances. by supposing mica s slate to be entangled during the formation of Gneiss
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48 1832 May, June Rio de Janeiro 48 for some long time, they existed previous to the formation of the great vallies — As (a) at Bahia (1), the lines of bedding cleavage remain perfectly distinct. — the clay varies much in colour being red. white. grey or blue. 521. 522 — but bright red is by far the prevailing tint. — I cannot attribute these facts to decomposition it would appear more to be owing. to the crystallization having only proceeded so far as to group homogenous particles. without
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Rio de Janeiro 1832 May Helix 452 (a) Copied Body 1 1/2 inches long. Colour Kings Yellow ; neck long, cylindrical, marked with longitudinal furrows which become reticulated on the sides; tentacula orange colour, bearing eyes at extremities, finely regularly reticulated; anterior pair about 1/5 in length of posterior; beneath there are are angular projections forming sides of the mouth.— Mouth when protruded closed, three folded (Y).— Foot tail paler, the latter broard, rather pointed
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Rio de Janeiro 1832 May Leucauge (b) (a) used White Spider, orbiletes; closely allied to Epeira (Leucauge. [illeg] ) web, very regular nearly horizontal, animal rests in the centre on inferior surface: Machoires parallel, lengthened, thickening towards the end, square truncate: languette semicircular with central impression: Cheliceres cylindrical: eyes equal, thus placed [sketch]: thorax truncate, oval, depressed: 1st pair of legs [small] longest. then 2d, 4th lastly 3d: filieres little
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Rio de Janeiro 1832 June Hymenop: (Rapaces) (like a dog) rapidly vibrating its wings antennæ: It was a most curious spectacle: the Spider had yet some life, the Hymenop was most cautious to keep clear of the jaws; at last being stung twice more on under side of the thorax it became motionless.— The hymenop. apparently ascertained this by repeatedly putting its head close to the spider, then dragged away the heavy Lycosa with its mandibles.— I then took them both (Hymenop. no 535) Metereolog
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Rio de Janeiro 1832 June Larva of Lampyrus in a circle; each of these is bifid has the power of strongly adhering to any surface.— The spines tube being pointed posteriorly the latter pulling in the same direction the animal can firmly attach itself by this means.— Mouth retractile.— Are strongly carnivorous, readily feeding on raw flesh.— Whilst so doing the tail is frequently applied to the mouth, which is partly drawn in; a large drop of fluid is exuded from the terminal cup; this appears
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Rio de Janeiro 1832 June Spider web of the genus Epeira: far most generally of a large one (specimens in No 252). division of Dic: Class: (I: ++:).— Indeed few of the webs can be found without these intruders.— There appears to be one more than one species: the more lengthened brown coloured one is the male of silvered abdomen sort.— as I think I observed them in copulation head to head.— When touched they either pretend death by shaking forward all front pair of legs.— or fall down, being
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Rio de Janeiro 1832 Metereology Thermometer plunged into a spring on Caucovado (May 30th) stood at 73°.— Barometer. The mean height from same number of observa: as Therm: times of day period is 30.333.— Attached Therm: 71.7.— therefore corrected height 30.295.— The highest I ever observed it (uncorrected) was 30.545, lowest 30.072.— Although the whole range of variation is small; yet the height of mercury even for few hours never remained constant.— Hygrometer From May 14th to June 12th with
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Rio de Janeiro 1832 May 4th Trichodes Having placed a Murex in fresh water, the fluid in the course of two days became rather putrid: contained an infinite number of Trichodes invisible to naked eye. I think there were at least three species. Plagiotricha Animalcule flattened egg shaped, sides (not those flattened) not quite corresponding; white very transparent, containing in interior from about 5 to 15 minute balls.— largest specimens in length .002, the greater number half that.— Moved
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Rio de Janeiro………. M. Video 1832 July Moon coloured rings At 11 oclock PM of the 14th of July (off St Catherines) 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
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44 1832 May. June Rio de Janeiro 44 on the sides. — In this formation the strike of the cleavage beds is the same. it varies one point on each side of NE SW (b) dipping to SE. — but in few places it is exactly the same: in one place it even dipped due E in another a bed of quartz dipped to S by E. — The general range of hills is the same but as might be expected each particular point of elevation is a little thrown out. — From the Corcovado the direction was NE by E 1/2 E SW by W 1/2 W. — (c
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46 1832 May June Rio de Janeiro 46 forming balls. which are singularly difficult to break. — . Again it passes into a rock allied to those of Serpentine formation (?). this latter sends off small veins into the Mica slate. — 622 ... 623 724 625 ... 627 From its position mineralogical character this dyke evidently at some considerably posterior time has cut through the mica slate. — This is singular Must we suppose this is formed by some chemical alteration of the primitive crust of the globe
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(a) 3300 471 (b) 331.— The situation being comparatively lofty the stones large, the habitat must be very dry.— (c) November 20th.— The summer is now far advanced yet I find this animal under stones.— is it Nocturnal? I found it also at Buenos Ayres in same sites. 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
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online 70 Rio de Janeiro ─ M Video 1832 July Biphora allied to (e) Plate 5: — Body transparent, spherical, incurved at the poles.— Length about .4.— Fig 1: represents it as seen under microscope, (K) (Beroc) from extreme transparency everything lies in one plane.— Through centre is a most (b) thin tube, open at each extremity, enlarged in middle one half much broarder.— This in Fig 2. is seen containing a membranous sack, much broarder capacious posteriorly
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Beagle Library:
Gay, Claude. 1833. Aperçu sur les recherches d'histoire naturelle faites dans l'Amérique du Sud, et principalement dans le Chili, 1830 et 1831. Annales des Sciences Naturelles 28: 369-393.
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chimie, je m'embarquai peu de jours apr s sur un b timent de l' tat, et nous nous dirige mes vers notre destination apr s avoir rel ch toutefois d'abord Rio-Janeiro et ensuite Monte-Video, Buenos-Ayres, etc. Quoique ces contr es ne fussent point le the tre de mes recherches, et bien qu'elles eussent d j t visit es par tant de naturalistes, je ne pus m'emp cher de les parcourir, du moins titre de collecteur. Mes vues se dirig rent plus particuli rement vers la botanique, et malgr le peu de temps que
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(a) It has been said (Greenough P 62)1 that Garnets are only found mica slate, where the cleavage is, as in this case, in waving lines: At Rio de Janeiro there is an exception to this rule. — strata dip of cleavage identical 1 Greenough 1819, p. 62: it is said that garnets are never found in this description of rock, [mica slate] unless where it is waved. strata dip of cleavage identical] added pencil. 10
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126 1833 May. June Maldonado 126 Laguna We have seen something similar near Rio de Janeiro, where a band of about 5 or 6 miles in width of lakes marshes skirts the coast. V P 40. — Of course some more efficient cause would be necessary to explain some of the very extended formations where marine fresh water deposits alternate. — They can however occur as we have seen, without any sort of change more than is going on at the present day. — July On looking at the most southern part of the map of
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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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Chronometers. Pennado de San Pedro, west of Funchal. Cape Frio, west of Fernando Noronha. Rio Janerio, west of Fernando Noronha. The Island of Santa Catharina, west of Rio Janeiro. hr. mi. sec. hr. mi. sec. hr. mi. sec. hr. mi. sec. hr. mi. sec. hr. mi. sec. hr. mi. sec. hr. mi. sec. 167 0 50 20 04 0 50 20 33 0 38 19 78 0 38 20 88 0 43 2 07 0 43 3 89 0 21 38 20 0 21 37 47 187 15 13 15 02 13 62 15 13 42 55 45 42 57 48 39 45 38 73 543 25 49 26 18 18 76 18 84 43 0 83 43 0 97 38 13 38 71 699 27 26
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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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voyage of, i. 1; equipment of, 3; when built, ib.; admiral's visit, 4; puts into Falmouth, 8; sails for Teneriffe, 11; arrives at Santa Cruz, 12; leaves Teneriffe, 13; makes the island St. Antonio, 15; at Fernando Noronha, 27; makes Cape Frio, 30; anchors in the harbour of Rio Janeiro, 34; sails from Rio Janeiro, 54; arrives at Monte Video, 58; departure, 94; makes Staten Island, 95; anchor in North Port Hatchett, 99; departs from Staten Island, 132; arrives at Wigwam Cove, 133; Smith's Island
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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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great interest as gardens, are they kept in a decent condition. On the contrary, they are allowed to remain in a very neglected and slovenly state. The Botanic Garden is about nine miles from the city, and near the extraordinary mountain called the Sugar-loaf. The tea plant has been tried there on an extensive scale, but the experiment has not succeeded, the produce having been rejected as useless. Various other exotics are cultivated in this garden, such as cinnamon, nutmegs, c. Rio Janeiro
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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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deration was to obtain our letters, the many letters that we had expected. We might have spared our anxiety, for none were there, and our disappointment was, great. We found to our sorrow that there is no mail or packet communication to the place direct from England, and only one by the circuitous route of Rio Janeiro. Moreover, such is the negligence in these matters, that letters conveyed in this manner are from eight to ten months in reaching Maranham. We found out that the best mode of
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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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Places. Longitude from Greenwich. West. hrs. min. sec. Funchal, Madeira 1 7 38 94 Santa Cruz, Teneriffe 1 4 58 37 The Island of San Antonio 1 41 22 08 Pennado de San Pedro, St. Paul's Rock 1 67 13 10 Fernando Noronha 2 9 32 38 Cape Frio 2 47 49 13 Rio Janeiro 2 52 32 08 The Island of St. Catherine 3 14 11 85 Monte Video 3 44 50 15 Port Cook, Staten Island 4 16 3 85 St. Martin's Cove, Tierra del Fuego 4 30 9 80 Deception Island 4 2 13 76 Ascension Island 0 57 35 36 Lemon Valley, St. Helena 0 22
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Blainville, Henri Marie Ducrotay de. 1834. Rapport sur les résultats scientifiques du voyage de M. Alcide d'Orbigny dans l'Amerique du Sud, pendant les annees 1826, 1827,1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832 et I833. Nouvelles Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 3: 84-115.
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voyageur. Parti en juin 1826, il n'a t de retour en France qu'en mars 1834; ainsi son voyage a dur pr s de huit ans. Embarqu Brest pour Rio-Janeiro, il passe de suite Monte-Video, l'embouchure de la Plata, o il commence ses observations. D s 1827, il peut traverser et explorer les pays de la rive orientale de ce fleuve, pour se rendre Buenos-Ayres. Il gagne ensuite les bords du Parana, et s'y embarque pour la fronti re du Paraguay; il visite les provinces de Corrientes, des Missions, d'Entrerios et de
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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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52 south, and l 42, in time, east of the place of observation. The variation of the compass was observed on shore 1 7 east. Rio Janeiro. The station was on the Island of Villegagnon, from which the Sugar-loaf bore south 2 50 east, near the well in the middle of the island. The latitude of the place of observation was found by altitudes of the sun, taken with a sextant, to be=22 54 31 07 south. The Island of Santa Catherina. Fort Santa Cruz d'An-hatomirim, near the flagstaff of the fort. Latitude
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Darwin, C. R. [1835]. [Extracts from letters addressed to Professor Henslow]. Cambridge: [privately printed].
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England, Hydorpori, Hygroti, Hydrobii, Pselaphi, Staphylini, Curculiones, Bembidia, c. c. It is exceedingly interesting to observe the difference of genera and species from those which I know; it is however much less than I had expected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Misprint for Abrolhos archipelago, rocky islands off the coast of Brazil, north of Rio de Janeiro. 2 North of Rio de Janeiro. [page]
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