Note 101 — Chapter V
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Similarly on Tenerife the expiration of steam tempers the sharpness of the air and attracts a population of swallows, linnets (Fringilla Teydensis), bees, flies, and spiders: ‘a remarkable little colony,’ says Mr. Piazzi Smyth, ‘an oasis of life and activity in the midst of an elevated desert of lava.’