A Naturalist's Voyage: 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. FitzRoy, R.N.J. Murray, 1889 - 519 páginas |
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... become erect and pointed . But the most curious circumstance is , that it secretes from the skin of its belly , when handled , a most beautiful carmine- red fibrous matter , which stains ivory and paper in so per- manent a manner that ...
... become erect and pointed . But the most curious circumstance is , that it secretes from the skin of its belly , when handled , a most beautiful carmine- red fibrous matter , which stains ivory and paper in so per- manent a manner that ...
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... become soft and fluid , with a rapidity which I have never seen equalled . I first visited the forest in which these planariæ were found in company with an old Portuguese priest , who took me out to hunt with him . The sport consisted ...
... become soft and fluid , with a rapidity which I have never seen equalled . I first visited the forest in which these planariæ were found in company with an old Portuguese priest , who took me out to hunt with him . The sport consisted ...
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... become firmly hitched . The size and weight of the balls vary , according to the purpose for which they are made when of stone , although not larger than an apple , they are sent with such force as sometimes to break the leg even of a ...
... become firmly hitched . The size and weight of the balls vary , according to the purpose for which they are made when of stone , although not larger than an apple , they are sent with such force as sometimes to break the leg even of a ...
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... become addled , or she would have to hatch separately each egg or two eggs as soon as laid . But as the cuckoo stays a shorter time in this country than any other migratory bird , she certainly would not have time . enough for the ...
... become addled , or she would have to hatch separately each egg or two eggs as soon as laid . But as the cuckoo stays a shorter time in this country than any other migratory bird , she certainly would not have time . enough for the ...
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... become tame , and are very amusing from their cunning odd manners , which were described to me as being similar to those of the common magpie . Their flight is undulatory , for the weight of the head and bill appears too great for the ...
... become tame , and are very amusing from their cunning odd manners , which were described to me as being similar to those of the common magpie . Their flight is undulatory , for the weight of the head and bill appears too great for the ...
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animals appearance archipelago atolls Bahia Blanca barrier-reefs Beagle Beagle Channel believe birds boat Buenos Ayres Cape Captain Fitz Roy capybara cattle Chili Chiloe Chonos Archipelago climate coast colour common Copiapó coral Cordillera covered curious distance earthquake elevation extremely forest formed Fuegians Gauchos genus greater number ground guanaco habits head heard height hills horses hundred feet Indians inhabitants insects island islets Jemmy Button killed kind land living manner mass miles morning mountains natives nearly never night observed ocean Pampas party passed Patagonia plain plants Plata probably quadrupeds Quillota rain reef remarkable resemble Rio Negro river road rock sand scarcely seen shells shore side snow South America southern species spot stones Strait of Magellan stream summit surface thick thousand feet Tierra del Fuego trees tribe valley vegetation voyage whole wild wind wood
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Página 397 - And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound .of chariots of many horses running to battle.
Página 456 - Seeing this gradation and diversity of structure in one small, intimately related group of birds, one might really 1. Geospiza magnirostris. 3. Geospiza parvula. 2. Geospiza fortis. 4. Certhidea olivacea. fancy that from an original paucity of birds in this archipelago, one species had been taken and modified for different ends.
Página 250 - It was without exception the most curious and interesting spectacle I ever beheld : I could not have believed how wide was the difference between savage and civilized man : it is greater than between a wild and domesticated animal, inasmuch as in man there is a greater power of improvement.
Página 251 - The language of these people, according to our notions, scarcely deserves to be called articulate. Captain Cook has compared it to a man clearing his throat, but certainly no European ever cleared his throat with so many hoarse, guttural, and clicking sounds.
Página 13 - The object of the expedition was to complete the survey of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, commenced under Captain King in 1826 to 1830 — to survey the shores of Chile, Peru, and of some islands in the Pacific — and to carry a chain of chronometrical measurements round the World.
Página 369 - Shortly after the shock, a great wave was seen from the distance of three or four miles, approaching in the middle of the bay with a smooth outline ; but along the shore it tore up cottages and trees, as it swept onwards with irresistible force. At the head of the bay it broke in a fearful line of white breakers, which rushed up to a height of 23 vertical feet above the highest springtides. .Their force must have been prodigious ; for at the Fort a cannon with its carriage, estimated at four tons...
Página 462 - I was always amused, when overtaking one of these great monsters as it was quietly pacing along, to see how suddenly, the instant I passed, it would draw in its head and legs, and uttering a deep hiss fall to the ground with a heavy sound, as if struck dead. I frequently got on their backs, and then, upon giving a few raps on the hinder part of the shell, they would rise up and walk away ; but I found it very difficult to keep my balance.
Página 279 - When Jemmy reached the shore, he lighted a signal fire, and the smoke curled up, bidding us a last and long farewell, as the ship stood on her course into the open sea.
Página 604 - Travelling ought also to teach him distrust; but, at the same time, he will discover how many truly kind-hearted people there are with whom he never before had, or ever again will have, any further communication, who yet are ready to offer him the most disinterested assistance.
Página 460 - Near the springs it was a curious spectacle to behold many of these huge creatures, one set eagerly travelling onwards with outstretched necks, and another set returning, after having drunk their fill.