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Title: Narrative of the surveying voyage of H.M.S. Fly : commanded by Captain F.P. Blackwood, R.N., in Torres Strait, New Guinea, and other islands of the Eastern Archipelago, during the year 1842-1846 ; together with an excursion into the interior of the eastern part of Java
Year: 1847 (1840s)
Authors: Jukes, J. Beete (Joseph Beete), 1811-1869
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: London : T. & W. Boone
Contributing Library: California Academy of Sciences Library
Digitizing Sponsor: California Academy of Sciences Library

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height, 1 inch ; thickness, 7 lines. Inhab.—Port Essington. Cabinet of Mr. Cuming. Trigonia uniophora.Marine Shells, Plate 2,/. 5. Shell reddish brown, with twenty-two or twenty-threehigh, rather compressed, rather close diverging ribs, theupper part of the central, and the whole of the posteriorlips covered with close, regular transverse plates; the ante-rior and the lower part of the central ribs with largeroundish or oblong solid tubercles. The hinder slope with five or six nodulose ribs. Inhab.— Cape York, in 6 fathoms. Cabinet of Mr.Cuming. 362 APPENDIX. Anomia Australis. Shell suborbicular straight above, and slightly eared oneach side, opaque white, the upper valve convex, withnumerous nearly regular radiating ribs, which become eva-nescent (perhaps from wearing), near the margin. Undervalve concave, greenish. The perforation or anterior notchsmall, oblong. The plug shelly. Inhab.—Port Essington, adhering to rocks. THE END. 0. NORMAN, PRINTER, MAIDEN LANE, COVENT GARDEN.
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PUBLISHED BY T. k W. BOONE, 29, NEW BOND STREET. Uniform with Captain Sibornes History of the Battle of Waterlooand the Wellington Dispatches. WEAJOE-GENERAL W. P. P. NAPIERS HISTORY OF THE WAR IN THE PENINSULA AND THE SOUTH OF FRANCE. NOW COMPLETE, IN 6 vols. 8vo. containing 4104 pages, and 55 Plans, price £6. The Volumes, sold separately, price 205. each. tt THE FAITHFUL, IMPARTIAL, AND ELOQUENT HISTORIAN. Sir Robert Peels Speech. The great work of General Napier does undoubtedly record it, (nationaltribute to those engaged in the Peninsular War) and will continue to do so aslong as the English language shall last.—Times. ALSO, BY MAJOR-GENERAL NAPIER. A REPLY TO LORD STRANGFORDS OBSERVATIONS, on some passages in Colonel Napiers History of the War in the Peninsula. SecondEdition, 8vo. price Is. A REPLY TO VARIOUS OPPONENTS, particularly to Strictures onColonel Napiers History of the War in the Peninsula, together with Observa-tions illustrating Sir John Moores Campaign. 8vo. pric

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