Excerpt from Notes on the Natural History of the Strait of Magellan and West Coast of Patagonia: Made During the Voyage of H. M. S. "Nassau" In the Years 1866, 67, 68, and 69
My best thanks are also due to the Hydrographer to the Admiralty, rear-admiral G. H. Richards, and to Dr. Hooker (to whose kindness I owe more than I can here express), as well as to Professors Huxley, Newton, and Flower; Dr. P.
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