The Voyage of the Beagle · Character
Mr. Waterhouse
Entomologist who studied Darwin's insect collections.
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First appearance: i st jago cape de verd islands
Mr. Waterhouse shows up with force in Keeling Island: Coral Formations. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Identified the rats on the islets as identical to the English kind, though smaller and more brightly colored.
Mr. Waterhouse first appears in 0004 i st jago cape de verd islands.
In Keeling Island: Coral Formations: Identified the rats on the islets as identical to the English kind, though smaller and more brightly colored.
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