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enumerated ; suffice it now to add that my ex- 

 pectation of finding in deep waters animals 

 already known, but thus far exceedingly rare 

 in museums, is already in a measure real- 

 ized. . . . 



Little can be said of the voyage from the 

 West Indies to Rio de Janeiro. It had the 

 usual vicissitudes of weather, with here and 

 there a flight (so it might justly be called) of 

 flying-fish, a school of porpoises or dog-fish, 

 or a sail in the distance, to break the monot- 

 ony. At Rio de Janeiro it became evident 

 that the plan of the voyage must be somewhat 

 curtailed. This was made necessary partly 

 by the delays in starting, — in consequence of 

 which the season would be less favorable than 

 had been anticipated along certain portions of 

 the proposed route, — and partly by the de- 

 fective machinery, which had already given 

 some trouble to the Captain. The Falkland 

 Islands, the Rio Negro, and the Santa Cruz 

 rivers were therefore renounced; with what 

 regret will be understood by those who know 

 how hard it is to be forced to break up a 

 scheme of work, which was originally con- 

 nected in all its parts. The next pause was 

 at Monte Video ; but as there was a strict 



