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NOTES AND EXHIBITS. " 345 



panied Mr. Darwin as his personal attendant, and helped to 

 collect zoological specimens, particularly birds. Some years after 

 the return of the " Beagle," Mr. Covington emigrated to New 

 South Wales, where he spent the rest of his days. The exhil)ition 

 of this very interesting series of relics of the historic \oyage 

 became possible by the perspicacity of Mrs. C. W. Morgan, of 

 Pambula, and the kindness of Mr. Syms Covington, Junr. Mrs. 

 Morgan readily appreciated the interest which these mementos 

 had from a naturalist's standpoint; whereupon Mr. Codington 

 placed them at her disposal. With a view to their preservation, 

 and to their becoming better known and accessible to naturalists, 

 Mrs. Morgan had accordingly, on Mr. Covington's behalf, pre- 

 sented them to the Society. 



Mr. Covington well remembers, when a boy, assisting his 

 father to collect barnacles for transmission to the author of the 

 "Monograph on the Subclass Cirripedia"; and the Australian 

 species recorded from Twofold Bay in the second volume of this 

 work were derived from this source. The drawings exhibited 

 comprised views of Porto Praya, Bahia, the Abrolhos islets, the 

 entrance to Rio, the entrance to the Santa Cruz River, Woollya 

 Cove showing the Beagle's boats, the three wigwams and the 

 embryonic garden prepared for the Fuegians whom Capt. Pitzroy 

 here restored to their native land after a sojourn in England, 

 Coquimbo, Tahiti, Bay of Islands, N.Z., the entrance to the 

 River Derwent, Tasmania, showing the lighthouse, King George's 

 Sound, W.A., Keeling Islands, St. Helena, and Pernambuco; 

 also some illustrations of the national costumes then in fashion 

 at Lima. 



The exhibit aroused much interest; and a hearty vote of thanks 

 was accorded to Mrs. Morgan and Mr. Covington for their 

 valuable addition to the Society's collection of original drawings 

 of historic interest. 



