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1、TheVoyageoftheBeaglebyCharlesDarwinPrefaceIhavestatedintheprefacetothefirstEditionofthiswork,andintheZoologyoftheVoyageoftheBeagle,thatitwasinconsequenceofawishexpressedbyCaptainFitzRoy,ofhavingsomescientificpersononboard,accompaniedbyanofferfromhimofgivinguppartofh
2、isownaccommodations,thatIvolunteeredmyservices,whichreceived,throughthekindnessofthehydrographer,CaptainBeaufort,thesanctionoftheLordsoftheAdmiralty.AsIfeelthattheopportunitieswhichIenjoyedofstudyingtheNaturalHistoryofthedifferentcountrieswevisited,havebeenwhollydue
3、toCaptainFitzRoy,IhopeImayherebepermittedtorepeatmyexpressionofgratitudetohim;andtoaddthat,duringthefiveyearsweweretogether,Ireceivedfromhimthemostcordialfriendshipandsteadyassistance.BothtoCaptainFitzRoyandtoalltheOfficersoftheBeagle[note1]Ishalleverfeelmostthankfu
4、lfortheundeviatingkindnesswithwhichIwastreatedduringourlongvoyage.Thisvolumecontains,intheformofaJournal,ahistoryofourvoyage,andasketchofthoseobservationsinNaturalHistoryandGeology,whichIthinkwillpossesssomeinterestforthegeneralreader.Ihaveinthiseditionlargelyconden
5、sedandcorrectedsomeparts,andhaveaddedalittletoothers,inordertorenderthevolumemorefittedforpopularreading;butItrustthatnaturalistswillremember,thattheymustreferfordetailstothelargerpublicationswhichcomprisethescientificresultsoftheExpedition.TheZoologyoftheVoyageofth
6、eBeagleincludesanaccountoftheFossilMammalia,byProfessorOwen;oftheLivingMammalia,byMr.Waterhouse;oftheBirds,byMr.Gould;oftheFish,bytheRev.L.Jenyns;andoftheReptiles,byMr.Bell.Ihaveappendedtothedescriptionsofeachspeciesanaccountofitshabitsandrange.Theseworks,whichIowet
7、othehightalentsanddisinterestedzealoftheabovedistinguishedauthors,couldnothavebeenundertaken,haditnotbeenfortheliberalityoftheLordsCommissionersofHerMajesty'sTreasury,who,throughtherepresentationoftheRightHonourabletheChancelloroftheExchequer,havebeenpleasedtogranta
8、sumofonethousandpoundstowardsdefrayingpartoftheexpensesofpublication.Ihavemyselfpublishedseparatevolumesonthe'StructureandDistributionofCo
