Notes by a Naturalist on the "Challenger": Being an Account of Various Observations Made During the Voyage of H.M.S. "Challenger" Round the World, in the Years 1872-1876, Under the Commands of Capt. Sir G.S. Nares and Capt. F.T. ThomsonMacmillan, 1879 - 620 sayfa |
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abundant Admiralty Islands Albatross algæ amongst animals appearance Aru Islands beach berg Bermuda birds boat bushes calcareous canoes Cape Chinese cliffs close coast colour coral covered Crabs crater curious dance dark Darwin deep-sea depth distance doubt dredged eggs Falkland Islands fathoms feathers feet ferns Fiji Fijian fish flat genus glaciers grass green growing harbour head Heard Island height holes houses Humboldt Bay Inaccessible Island inches inhabitants Kerguelen's Land lava lower Malay Marion Island masses miles mountain mouth narrow natives nearly nest Nightingale Island occur ornaments P. L. SCLATER patches peculiar penguins places Planarians plants reef ridge rock rookery round sand seems seen shark shells ship shore shot showed side slopes species specimens stone summit surface Tahiti thick Tonga town trees Tristan da Cunha various vegetation volcanic voyage whilst wild wood young Zealand
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