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(24) GENERAL NOTES ON THE SOCIETY GROUP.
Explorers and collectors who have visited this group include:
Bougainville visited Tahiti (in 1768); Commerson, naturalist.
Cook (1st voy.) visited Tahiti (April-July, 1769), with Sir Jos.
Banks, Dr. Solander, and Sidney Parkinson.
Cook (2d voy.) visited Tahiti, Huaheine, Raiatea, Tahaa, Motuiti,
- (in 177--), with the Forsters and Dr. Sparrman.
Cook (3d voy.) visited Tahiti, Moorea, Bolabola (in 1776?), with
Wm. Ellis, draughtsman, who made drawings, but apparently
preserved no specimens.
Vancouver visited Tahiti in 179--, with Archibald Menzies as sur-
geon (and semi-naturalist).
Voyage of the 'Coquille' visited Tahiti (May, 1823) and Bola-
bola; R. P. Lesson and P. Garnot, naturalists.
Kotzebue (2d voy.) visited Society Ids. in 182--; Eschscholtz
appears to have been naturalist.
Voyage of the 'Beagle' visited Tahiti, in 183--; Chas. Darwin
accompanied it.
Voyage of the 'Vénus' (under Capt. Abel du Petit-Thouars), vis-
ited Tahiti, Aug. 29-Sept. 17, 1838; Dr. Néboux, surgeon
(and naturalist?).
Voyage of 'Astrolabe' and 'Zéléé' (under Capt. J. Dumont d'Ur-
ville) visited Tahiti (Aug.-Sept., 1838); Hombron and Jac-
quinot, naturalists.