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1793 - Lightning fell 37 times in the interior of B. Ayres & killed 19 people p. 36

Thinks Parana has not, one foot of fall, in a mile of Latitude between 16° 24' & 22° 57'

p 41. Bright coloured clays more abundant towards coast of Brazil

{All the countries East of Parana not saliferous granitic all west saliferous. - p. 55

connect Mr Lonsdale's idea with saliferous rivers.

Salinas in Chaco: on coast of river Vermejo p. 56, Saltpetre in Paraguay

 

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Starting in 27° 47' 42 Santiago, 70 leagues in straight line by bearing N 85 E. - whole of this plain without single stone, which happens in whole extent of Chaco. (account mentioned in investigation of Meteoric iron)

NB. Palms grow within 9°. of glaciers to water's edge

Attend to the course of rivers for form of land surrounding Estuary of old Plata. - The sources of the Paraguay Lat 13° Sierra de Paraguay Mines Parana in Goyoza with Mines.

25° 41 on Parana grand cascade waterfall; // The whole affluence of the Plata very few pebbles.

Azara has written History of Quadrupeds.

Azara distinctly states extraordinary change produced by the introduction of the cattle} perhaps no country more altered than La Plata by Man. - It

Azara. p. 175 Observed Wasp dragging killed spider, 163 steps., through tall grass in straight line to nest.  Made little "demi tours d environ trois palmes" to find road - p. 179 remarks that poison must [illeg] against corruption! for

 

caterpillars keeping so long

According to Charpentier de Cossigny, only two years ago snails were introduced into Mauritius p. 196.

Fleas only appear in winter in Paraguay Hence thinks they could not have crossed Equatorial regions p. 207

La Vinchuca.  Les individus ailès peuvent avoir cinq lignes de long et volent 208

Scaribæus so fine smell that before person has done his do, beetle appears p. 210

In Paraguay gregarious Spiders see some account. p. 213. Walconer this it a Theridion.

[2 words illeg] on Habits of Iguana [illeg] Lat 28°. Northward, p. 23[?]

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