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of Magellan in the middle of winter; she found her road out by a wild unfrequented channel; well might Sir J.
Narborough call the west coast South Desolation, "because it is so desolate a land to behold." We were driven into Chiloe by some very bad weather.

An Englishman gave me three specimens of that very fine Lucanoidal insect which is described in the "Camb.

Phil.

Trans." (5/2.
"Description of Chiasognathus Grantii, a new Lucanideous Insect, etc." by J.F.Stephens ("Trans.

Camb.Phil.


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