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Cruise of the "Alert"

Chapter 22: ZOOLOGICAL.
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An account of a multi-year survey voyage that combines shipboard travel narrative with natural-history observation along coasts and islands of Patagonia, the Straits of Magellan, Chile, the South Atlantic, Polynesia, and parts of the Indian Ocean. The author records dredging and collecting methods, descriptions of marine and terrestrial fauna and flora, geological features and fossils, encounters with indigenous peoples and settlers, and practical field notes on specimen preservation. Organized as sequential regional chapters, the work interleaves anecdotal shipboard incidents, scientific observations, and lists of collected specimens, with illustrative engravings and advice for amateurs wishing to undertake similar collecting during naval surveys.


INDEX OF NATURAL HISTORY TERMS.

ZOOLOGICAL.

  • Mammals, genera and species of:—
    • Arctocephalus falklandicus, 114.
    • Cervus chilensis, 64, 91.
    • Chlamydophorus retusus, 30.
    • Ctenomys, 27, 35, 38, 129, 142, 143.
    • Epiodon, 30.
    • Glyptodon, 29.
    • Hydromys, 184.
    • Lutra felina, 58, 115, 137.
    • " huidobrio, 98.
    • Machairodont, 29.
    • Mylodon, 29.
    • Myopotamus coypu, 58, 97, 126, 137.
    • Otaria jubata, 44, 114.
    • Physeter macrocephalus, 20.
    • Pteropus keraudrenii, 173.
    • Toxodon, 29.
  • Birds, genera and species of:—
    • Ægialitis, 201.
    • Anas cristata, 38, 39, 68, 136.
    • Anous, 86.
    • Anseranas melanoleuca, 208.
    • Artamus, 200.
    • Bernicla antarctica, 56.
    • Bruchigavia, 201.
    • Buteo erythronotus, 129.
    • Campephaga, 200.
    • Centrites niger, 37, 38.
    • Centropus, 201.
    • Ceryle stellata, 107.
    • Chætura, 209.
    • Chalcophaps, 201.
    • Chibia, 201.
    • " bracteata, 207.
    • Chloephaga magellanica, 38, 57.
    • " poliocephala, 57.
    • Cinclodes, 39, 129, 133.
    • Climacteris, 201.
    • Collocalia spodiopygia, 176.
    • Cygnus nigricollis, 112, 136.
    • " coscoroba, 136.
    • Dacelo, 201.
    • " gigas, 183.
    • Daption capensis, 18, 87, 141.
    • Dicæum, 200.
    • Diomedea exulans, 22.
    • " fuliginosa, 22, 141.
    • " melanophrys, 89, 141.
    • Donacola, 201.
    • " castaneothorax, 207.
    • Epiornis, 244.
    • Erythrauchena, 201.
    • Foudia madagascariensis, 224.
    • Gallinago stricklandi, 137.
    • Gallinula, 209.
    • Geopelia, 201.
    • " placida, 207.
    • Grallina, 201, 207.
    • " picata, 183.
    • Graucalus, 183, 201.
    • Hæmatopus, 201.
    • " ater, 56.
    • " leucopus, 56.
    • Halcyon, 201.
    • " sanctus, 201.
    • Haliastur, 207.
    • Haliæetus leucogaster, 181.
    • Larus dominicanus, 60, 97.
    • " glaucoides, 97.
    • " maculipennis, 97.
    • Lestris antarctica, 141.
    • Megapodius, 201.
    • " tumulus, 201.
    • Merops, 201.
    • Mimeta, 201, 208.
    • Myiagra, 201.
    • " plumbea, 201.
    • Myzantha garrula, 183.
    • Myzomela, 200.
    • Nectarinia, 200.
    • " australis, 201.
    • Nycticorax, 201.
    • " caledonicus, 201.
    • Oceanites grallaria=T. gracilis, 141.
    • Œdicnemus, 201.
    • Œstrelata defilippiana, 86, 101.
    • Ossifraga gigantea, 87.
    • Pachycephala, 200.
    • Pelecanoides urinatrix, 106.
    • Pelicanus, 201.
    • Phalacrocorax magellanicus, 106.
    • " imperialis, 106.
    • Piezorhynchus nitidus, 207.
    • Plictolophus, 201.
    • Porphyrio melanotus, 201.
    • Pteroptochus, 85, 129.
    • " albicollis, 85.
    • Ptilinopus, 201.
    • " superbus, 201.
    • " swainsoni, 201.
    • Ptilotis, 184, 200.
    • Sauloprocta, 201.
    • Stercorarius chilensis=L. antarctica, 110.
    • Sterna, 201.
    • Sphecotheres, 201.
    • Sula, 86.
    • Tachyeres cinereus, 56, 61.
    • Thalassidroma leucogaster, 87.
    • " leachii, 5.
    • " pelagica, 5, 13, 18.
    • " wilsoni, 87.
    • Trichoglossus, 200.
    • " chrysocolla, 183.
    • " novæhollandiæ, 183, 208.
    • " rubritorquis, 183, 208.
    • Troglodytes, 129.
    • Tropidorhynchus, 201.
    • " corniculatus, 183.
    • Turtur, 238.
    • Upucerthia, 142.
    • " dumetaria, 142.
    • Zosterops, 201, 207, 238.
  • Reptiles, genus and species of:—
    • Monitor, 199.
    • Sphargis coriacea, 30.
  • Batrachians, genus of:—
  • Fishes, genera and species of:—
    • Aplochiton zebra, 63.
    • Callorhynchus australis, 71.
    • Exocetus volitans, 12.
    • Galaxias, 63.
    • Myxine, 35.
    • Naucrates ductor, 13.
    • Neophrynichthys latus, 137.
    • Periophthalmus, 166, 218.
    • Platycephalus, 193.
    • Squalus glaucus, 13.
    • Thinnus pelamis, 13.
  • Tunicata, genera of:—
    • Pyrosoma, 168.
    • Salpa, 19.
  • Insects, genera, etc., of:—
    • Halobates, 17.
    • Phylloxera vastatrix, 12.
  • Annelida, family, etc., of:—
  • Echinodermata, genera, etc., of:—
  • Cœlenterata:—
  • Protozoa:—
    • Aphroceras, 20.
    • Aspergillum, 118.
    • Chalina, 20.
    • Cladochalina, 19.
    • Globigerina, 14, 17.
    • Grantia, 20.
    • Nardoa, 20.
    • Orbitolites, 6, 218.
    • Pyrocystis, 8, 19, 22, 179.
    • Thalassicolla, 179.
    • Vioa, 20.

BOTANICAL.

  • Aleurites, 172.
  • Alsophila, 140.
  • Apocynaceæ, 233.
  • Aristolochia, 93.
  • Barringtonia, 219.
  • " speciosa, 235.
  • Berberis, 134.
  • " empetrifolia, 46.
  • " ilicifolia, 42, 46, 104.
  • Bougainvillea, 12.
  • Calceolaria, 35.
  • Campsidium chilense, 44, 51, 80, 104.
  • Cassytha filiformis, 233.
  • Casuarina, 212, 221, 222, 233.
  • Cheilobothrium, 129, 134.
  • Cinchonaceæ, 223.
  • Conferva, 13, 14, 18.
  • Convolvulaceæ, 223.
  • Dendrobium, 199.
  • Desfontainea hookeri, 46.
  • Drimys winteri, 44, 46, 53.
  • Echium, 24.
  • Embothrium, 46, 129, 134.
  • Escallonia, 134.
  • Fagus antarctica, 46, 80.
  • " betuloides, 46, 80.
  • Ficus, 222, 223.
  • Fuchsia magellanica, 42.
  • Gaultheria antarctica, 42.
  • Goodeniaceæ, 233.
  • Gramineæ, 238.
  • Hepaticæ, 46.
  • Hernandia peltata, 233.
  • Hibiscus, 237.
  • Hymenophyllum, 46, 62.
  • " cruentum, 80, 138.
  • Ilex paraguayensis, 27.
  • Jungermanniæ, 104.
  • Lapageria rosea, 46.
  • Libocedrus tetragonus, 42, 44, 46, 52.
  • Lindsaya ensifolia, 200.
  • Lychnis, 129.
  • Lygodium scandens, 200.
  • Macrocystis, 40.
  • Malvaceæ, 223, 238.
  • Mesembryanthemum, 235.
  • Mitraria coccinea, 138.
  • Myrtus nummularia, 35.
  • Nephrolepis acuta, 200.
  • " exaltata, 223.
  • Panax, 134.
  • Pandanus, 199.
  • Philesia buxifolia, 41, 42, 46.
  • Polypodium quercifolium, 200.
  • Pulæa nitida, 200.
  • Ribes magellanica, 134.
  • Sargassum bacciferum, 7.
  • Scævola kœnigii, 223, 233.
  • Solanaceæ, 223, 238.
  • Spondias dulcis, 173.
  • Suriana maritima, 222, 236.
  • Tetraplodon mnioides, 108, 138.
  • Tournefortia, 212, 222, 236.
  • " argentea, 233.
  • Vacciniaceæ, 140.
  • Veronica decussata, 67.
  • Weinmannia trichosperma, 138.
  • Xanthorrhœa, 181.
  • Zostera, 243.