RECORD: FitzRoy, Robert. 1832-1836. [List of zoological specimens (perishable colours) collected on the Beagle voyage.] CUL-DAR29.3.39-40.Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed and edited by John van Wyhe 6.2025. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR29.3 contains lists of specimens from the voyage of the Beagle. 20x33cm wide-ruled cream-coloured wove paper. No watermarks seen. Captain FitzRoy's specimens were deposited in the British Museum. See his volumes on the voyage:
FitzRoy, R. 1839. Proceedings of the second expedition, 1831-1836. Text F10.2
[FitzRoy, R.] 1839. Appendix to volume II. Text F10.2a
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FitzRoy [in very faint, erased pencil, possibly 2-3 further erased words]
February 4th 1832 St.—Jago. |
||
Date |
No. |
— |
4th |
1 |
Eye black |
" |
2 |
" brown |
" |
3 |
" " |
" |
4 |
" black |
" |
5 |
" " |
6 |
6 |
" " |
" |
7 |
" brown |
" |
8 |
" black |
7th |
10 |
" " |
|
|
St. Pauls Rocks |
Feby. |
|
|
16th |
11 |
Eye hazel lemon cold [coloured] |
" |
12 |
" black |
|
|
Fernando Noronha |
21st |
14 |
Eye black |
" |
15 |
" " |
" |
16 |
" brown |
" |
17 |
" " |
" |
18 |
" black |
" |
19 |
" " |
" |
20 |
" " |
|
|
Abrolhos Rocks |
19th March |
21 |
Eye black |
" |
22 |
" " |
" |
23 |
" " |
" |
24 |
" " |
19th March |
25 |
Eye black. Throat red |
" |
26 |
" " " " |
April |
|
Rio de Janeiro |
28th |
27 |
Eye - - blk |
28 |
" — " |
|
" |
29 |
Eye red |
" |
30 |
" " |
" |
31 |
" 2 |
" |
32 |
" black |
" |
33 |
" " |
" |
34 |
" " |
" |
35 |
" Red |
" |
36 |
" " |
" |
37 |
Ant eater |
" |
38 |
" " |
July |
|
Monte Video. |
28th |
39 |
Eye black |
|
40 |
" " |
|
41 |
" brown |
|
42 |
" " |
|
43 |
" light primrose |
|
44 |
" black |
|
45 |
" " |
|
46 |
" red |
|
47 |
" primrose |
|
48 |
" black |
Augt. 13th |
49 |
" " |
|
50 |
" " |
|
51 |
" " |
Sept 12th |
|
Bahia Blanca |
" |
52 |
Eye black |
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Sept 12th 1832. |
No |
Bahia Blanca |
" |
53 |
Eye black |
" |
54 |
" " |
" |
55 |
" " |
" |
56 |
" " |
" |
57 |
" " |
" |
58 |
" brown |
18th |
59 |
" Blk. Fol. |
" |
60 |
" " Armadillo |
" |
61 |
" " |
" |
62 |
" " |
" |
63 |
" " |
" |
64 |
" " |
25th |
65 |
" brown |
Oct. 6th |
66 |
" Water cold from nose to tip of tail 7ft. 7 ½ in. height 2 ft. 6 in. girth 3 ft 2 ½ inch. |
" |
67 |
" light grey |
" |
68 |
" dark brown |
|
|
Monte Video. |
28th |
69 |
Eye black |
" |
70 |
" red |
Decr. 25th |
|
Wigwam Cove T. del Fuego |
" |
71 |
Eye black |
28th |
72 |
Legs lemon: beak flesh cold |
|
73 |
Eye do & beak black |
|
74 |
Iris orange. |
1833 |
|
Navarin - Island |
Jany 28th |
75 |
Eye black |
" |
76 |
" " |
" |
77 |
" " |
30th |
78 |
Eye black |
" |
79 |
" " |
" |
80 |
" " |
" |
81 |
" " |
" |
82 |
" " |
" |
83 |
" " |
31st |
84 |
" " |
" |
85 |
" " |
" |
86 |
" " |
" |
87 |
" " |
Feby 16th |
|
Hardy Peninsula |
" |
88 |
Eye black |
" |
89 |
" " |
" |
90 |
" " |
" |
91 |
" " |
" |
92 |
" iris orange |
" |
93 |
" black |
" |
94 |
" " |
March 3rd |
|
Falkland - Islands |
" |
95 |
Eye black |
|
96 |
Iris orange. Legs & beak light green |
9th |
97 |
Eye black |
12 |
98 |
" " |
|
99 |
" orange |
" |
100 |
" black |
|
101 |
" " |
|
102 |
" dark brown |
16th |
103 |
" black |
|
104 |
" " |
|
105 |
" " |
25 |
106 |
" " |
March |
107 |
" " |
" |
108 |
" " |
" |
109 |
" " |
" |
110 |
" " |
39b
3
25th |
111 |
Eye black |
April 1st |
112 |
" " |
|
113 |
" " |
3rd |
114 |
" gray |
18th |
|
Bay of St. Josephs |
" |
115 |
|
" |
116 |
|
" |
115 |
|
|
|
Rio Negro. |
24th |
118 |
|
|
119 |
|
June |
|
Maldonado |
13th |
120 |
Eye brown |
|
121 |
Iris silver |
" |
125 |
Eye black |
15th |
122 |
" " |
|
127 |
" " |
|
123 |
" " |
" |
128 |
" " |
|
124 |
" " |
" |
129 |
|
17th |
131 |
" " |
|
130 |
" " |
" |
133 |
" " |
" |
132 |
" " |
" |
134 |
" " |
" |
135 |
" " |
" |
136 |
" " |
" |
137 |
" " |
" |
138 |
" " |
" |
139 |
Iris orange |
June 18th |
140 |
" " |
|
141 |
Eye black |
22nd |
142 |
" " |
" |
143 |
" " |
" |
144 |
" " |
" |
145 |
" " |
" |
146 |
" " |
" |
147 |
" " |
" |
148 |
" " |
" |
149 |
" brown |
" |
150 |
" " |
" |
151 |
Eye black |
24th |
152 |
" " |
" |
153 |
" " |
" |
154 |
" " |
" |
155 |
" " |
" |
156 |
" " |
" |
157 |
" brown |
" |
158 |
" black |
" |
159 |
" " |
" |
160 |
" " |
27th |
161 |
" " |
" |
162 |
" " |
" |
163 |
" " |
" |
164 |
" " |
" |
165 |
" " |
" |
166 |
" " |
" |
167 |
" " |
" |
168 |
" brown |
28th |
169 |
" black |
" |
170 |
" " |
" |
171 |
" " |
" |
172 |
" " |
" |
173 |
" " |
" |
174 |
" " |
" |
175 |
" " |
" |
176 |
" " |
" |
177 |
" " |
" |
178 |
" " |
" |
179 |
" " |
" |
180 |
" " |
" |
181 |
" " |
" |
182 |
" " |
" |
183 |
" " |
" |
184 |
" " |
July 3rd |
185 |
" Crimson iris |
" |
186 |
" black |
" |
187 |
" " |
" |
188 |
" " |
4th |
189 |
" " |
5th |
190 |
" brown |
" |
191 |
" |
" |
192 |
" Gold cold iris |
7th |
193 |
Wild Guinea Pig. |
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1833. |
|
Bahia Blanca |
Augst. |
|
|
25th |
194 |
Deer. Doe |
31st |
194 |
Do Buck |
|
196 |
Cavia …Male. |
|
197 |
….Deer do |
Sept 1st |
198 |
Do do |
" |
199 |
Faun do |
" |
200 |
Cavia Male |
" |
201 |
Do do |
" |
202 |
Do do |
" |
203 |
Do twice do |
4th |
204 |
Armadillo |
" |
205 |
Do do |
not sent |
206 |
Skeleton Cavia |
Novem |
|
Monte Video ? |
18th |
207 |
Eye black |
|
208 |
" " |
December. 24th Port Desire |
||
" |
209 |
Guanaco |
28th |
210 |
do |
Jany 3rd 1834 |
211 |
Eye coral red |
1834 |
|
Port St Julian |
3rd |
212 |
Eye black |
" |
213 |
" " |
" |
214 |
" " |
" |
215 |
" " |
" |
216 |
" " Yellow legs |
" |
217 |
" Light green |
" |
218 |
" " |
" |
219 |
" Black |
1834 |
|
Port Desire |
Jany 21st |
220 |
Eye dark hazel twice |
|
|
Island off Watchman Cape |
23rd |
221 |
Eye black |
" |
222 |
" " |
" |
223 |
" " |
" |
224 |
" " |
|
|
Cape Negro St of Magellan |
Febry |
|
|
1st |
225 |
Eye black |
" |
226 |
" Coral red |
|
|
Port Famine |
2nd |
227 |
Eye black. Albatross flesh cold-bill, very light cream cold feet & legs, front tip to tips of wings 10 ft. from end of bill to end of tail [illeg] weight 75 lb Male. |
3rd |
228 |
Eye blk. Yellow feet [illeg] |
" |
229 |
" " |
" |
230 |
" " |
7th |
231 |
" " light-lead cold bill and legs Female. |
" |
232 |
" Sealing was red. M. [male] |
9th |
233 |
" gold cold. M. |
" |
234 |
" Chocolate [F] |
" |
235 |
Lead cold bill, dirty yellow legs eye black. Male |
" |
236 |
" " |
" |
237 |
" " |
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1834 |
|
Port Famine |
Jany 9th |
238 |
Eye black. Young M. |
Feby |
239 |
" " |
" |
240 |
" " |
March |
|
East Falkland Island |
11th |
241 |
Eye blk & yellow legs. F. |
" |
242 |
" " black do M. |
14th |
243 |
" 3 lb weight do |
" |
244 |
" 4 ½ lb do. F. |
" |
245 |
Female [Fox, CUL-DAR29.3.26] |
19th |
246 |
Fir Seal. |
|
247 |
" yellow iris M. |
24th |
248 |
" Dark hazel do |
|
249 |
" black F |
" |
250 |
" Black M |
" |
251 |
" " do |
" |
252 |
" " do |
31st |
253 |
" Hazel: yellow ft. F |
April 6th |
254 |
" " do |
" |
255 |
" " do |
" |
256 |
" hazel yelw legs. F. |
" |
257 |
M. |
" |
258 |
West Falkland Id. F. |
May |
|
Santa Cruz |
6th |
259 |
Eye Pea green M. |
7th |
261 |
Do |
" |
262 |
" light hazel (singing bird) do |
" |
263 |
" yellow & also legs do. |
8th |
264 |
" light hazel & yelw legs do |
" |
265 |
" coral red do |
10th |
266 |
" dirty yelw Male. 34 lb. do |
|
267 |
[illeg] Male |
June |
|
Port Famine |
2nd |
268 |
Eye dark brown. M. |
June 2d |
269 |
Eye deep yellow. F. |
" |
270 |
" " M |
" |
271 |
" " do |
" |
272 |
" light hazel. F. |
August |
|
Bought at Valparaiso |
22nd |
|
Numbers from 273 to 362 |
Sept 17th |
363 |
Eye black. M. |
|
364 |
" — " do |
" |
365 |
Iris dirty white. do |
Decem |
|
South side of Chiloe |
7th |
366 |
Eye blk also bill & feet (Cancania) legs black mixd with orange |
26th |
|
St Andrews Bay |
" |
367 |
Eye & Legs red. M. |
|
|
Yuhy Island [Ynche] |
30th |
368 |
Eye blk. Humming bd. M. |
1835 |
|
Port Low |
Jany 7th |
369 |
Otter. 9 ½ lbs. M. |
9th |
370 |
Eye blk do |
12th |
371 |
" " do |
" |
372 |
" " |
" |
373 |
" " do |
" |
374 |
" " F. |
" |
375 |
Young Nutria M. |
15th |
376 |
Eye blk do |
" |
377 |
" " do |
" |
378 |
" " F |
" |
379 |
Nutria 8 lbs. one killed 11 lbs |
Jany |
|
Chiloe |
22nd |
380 |
Eye chocolate M. |
" |
381 |
" " F |
" |
382 |
" " M |
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|
No |
|
24th |
383 |
Eye chocolate. F. |
" |
384 |
" Dirty white do |
|
|
Coquimbo |
May 7th |
386 |
Eye Hazel F. |
|
385 |
" …. " …. M. |
|
|
Chatham Isld Galapagos |
Sept 18th |
387 |
Eye blk M. [Geospiza strenua, see CUL-DAR29.3.29] |
" |
388 |
" " " |
" |
389 |
" Hazel " |
" |
390 |
" Chocolate F |
" |
391 |
" Yellow M |
" |
392 |
" Dark hazel do [Geospiza mangnirostris, see CUL-DAR29.3.30] |
" |
393 |
" " F |
22nd |
394 |
" blk .. M |
" |
395 |
" " do |
" |
396 |
" " do |
" |
397 |
" " do |
" |
398 |
" " do |
" |
399 |
" " do |
" |
400 |
" " do |
|
|
Charles Island |
Sept 25th |
401 |
Eye Dark hazel. M |
" |
402 |
" " " do |
" |
403 |
" " " F [Geospiza mangnirostris, see CUL-DAR29.3.29] |
" |
404 |
" " " M. |
27th |
405 |
" " " F [Geospiza nebulosa, see CUL-DAR29.3.29] |
" |
406 |
" Chocolate M. |
" |
407 |
" Dark hazel do [Geospiza mangnirostris, see CUL-DAR29.3.29] |
" |
408 |
" " " do [Geospiza mangnirostris, see CUL-DAR29.3.29] |
" |
409 |
" Coral red do |
" |
410 |
" " " do |
|
|
Albemarle Island |
29th |
411 |
Eye dark hazel. M. 18 lbs weight: 4 feet 5 in. length |
Oct. 1st |
412 |
Eye speckled yelw. M. |
Oct. |
|
James Island |
9th |
413 |
Eye dark hazel. M. |
" |
414 |
" " F |
" |
415 |
" " M |
" |
416 |
" " F [Certhidea olivacea, see CUL-DAR29.3.29] |
10th |
417 |
" " M [Geospiza strenua, see CUL-DAR29.3.30] |
11th |
418 |
" Brown do |
" |
419 |
" Black do |
12. |
420 |
" Dark hazel F [Camarhynchus psittaculus and parvula, sic. See CUL-DAR29.3.29] |
" |
421 |
" " do [Geospiza parvula, see CUL-DAR29.3.29] |
" |
422 |
" " do [Geospiza fortis, see CUL-DAR29.3.30] |
" |
423 |
" " M. [Geospiza psittacula, see CUL-DAR29.3.30] |
" |
424 |
" " do |
" |
425 |
" " do |
" |
426 |
" " do |
13th |
427 |
" " do [Geospiza fortis, see CUL-DAR29.3.30] |
" |
428 |
" " F [Geospiza parvula, see CUL-DAR29.3.29] |
" |
429 |
" " do |
15th |
430 |
" " M |
" |
431 |
" " do |
" |
432 |
" " F [Geospiza parvula, see CUL-DAR29.3.30] |
" |
433 |
" Dark hazel M. [Geospiza parvula, see CUL-DAR29.3.30] |
|
434 |
" " do [Geospiza fortis, see CUL-DAR29.3.30] |
|
435 |
" Black F |
16th |
436 |
" |
|
437 |
" Black F |
17th |
438 |
" Bright yellow upper bill; black & dirty white lower part of bill; black & light red; feet & legs flesh cold. F. |
Septemb. |
|
Chatham Island |
18th |
439 |
Green turtle. Eye grey. F. |
|
440 |
" " F |
6 |
441 |
|
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|
|
James Island |
1st |
442 |
- - |
2d |
443 |
- - |
|
|
Hoods Island |
5th |
444 |
- - |
|
|
Charles Island |
|
445 |
- - |
|
446 |
- - |
1836 |
|
Isle of France |
May 9th |
447 |
Hare. Male. |
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Covington's little Tortoise. (Charles Isd)
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