Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-west and Western Australia, During the Years 1837, 38, and 39, Under the Authority of Her Majesty's Government: Describing Many Newly Discovered, Important, and Fertile Districts, with Observations on the Moral and Physical Condition of the Aboriginal Inhabitants, &c., &c. London, T. and W. Boone, 1841, Volume 2Libraries Board of South Australia, 1964 - Australia |
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Page 150
... blue base 1.7 Breadth of do . 1.0 Height of centre of crest 0.5 Rim round crest , in breadth 0.55 This animal ... blue colour , increasing in depth of shade both to the outer and inner edges . Many minute black spots were dotted all over ...
... blue base 1.7 Breadth of do . 1.0 Height of centre of crest 0.5 Rim round crest , in breadth 0.55 This animal ... blue colour , increasing in depth of shade both to the outer and inner edges . Many minute black spots were dotted all over ...
Page 151
... blue , but turned red soon after being put into spirits ; -also a very minute pale blue species of nautilus , I think the young of the kind we caught on the 15th July . Caught a number of gelatinous animals , differ- ing however ...
... blue , but turned red soon after being put into spirits ; -also a very minute pale blue species of nautilus , I think the young of the kind we caught on the 15th July . Caught a number of gelatinous animals , differ- ing however ...
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... blue fish ; a black and red in- sect , resembling a flea ; a species of Diphyes ; a very small kind of polypus ; and one or two small jelly - fish . A land bird flew on board to - day . In 26 ° N. lat . we entered a portion of the sea ...
... blue fish ; a black and red in- sect , resembling a flea ; a species of Diphyes ; a very small kind of polypus ; and one or two small jelly - fish . A land bird flew on board to - day . In 26 ° N. lat . we entered a portion of the sea ...
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