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LETTERS have been received from Prof. J. B. Balfour, announcing that he had been safely landed by H.M.S. Seagull in Golbourn Bay, at the west end of Socotra, on February 11, weather not permitting the vessel to go round to the principal port, Samarida. Prof. Balfour had formed pretty high expectations of the island from what he had heard, but these were greatly exceeded by the reality. The flora was found to be rich and varied, and 150 species of plants, some of great interest, had been obtained in a few days. Birds were numerous, as also reptiles and insects. There was plenty of water, and some splendid Dytisci. The geology was very perplexing, granite, limestone, and dioritic rocks being mixed up in an extraordinary manner.
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Geographical Notes . Nature 21, 504–505 (1880). https://doi.org/10.1038/021504b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/021504b0