Origin of Species Variorum

→ continent, we sometimes see 1859 1860 1861 1866

mainland, is sometimes 1869 1872

→ as I have elsewhere shown, 1859 1860 1861 1866

and the fact is a marvellous one, by distinct species; but these species are related 1869

and the fact is a marvellous one, by many distinct species: but these species are related to each other 1872

→ quite marvellous manner, by very closely related species; so that 1859 1860 1861 1866

very much closer manner to each other than to 1869

very much closer manner than to 1872

→ each separate island, though mostly distinct, are related in an incomparably closer degree to each other than to the inhabitants of 1859 1860 1861 1866

the American continent, or of 1872

OMIT 1869

→ on my view, for the islands are 1859 1860 1861 1866

for islands 1869 1872

→ each other that they 1859 1860 1861 1866

each other 1869

to each other 1872

→ this dissimilarity between the endemic inhabitants 1859 1860 1861 1866

how is it that many 1869 1872

→ islands may be used as an argument against my views; for it may be asked how has it happened in the several 1866

islands may be used as an argument against my views; for it may be asked, how has it happened in the several 1859 1860 1861

immigrants have been differently modified, though only in a small degree, in 1869 1872

→ for its inhabitants; 1859 1860 1861 1866

OMIT 1869 1872

→ those inhabitants of 1859 1860 1861 1866

the species which inhabit 1869 1872

→ (laying on one side for the moment the endemic species, which cannot be here fairly included, as we are considering how they have come to be modified since their arrival), 1859 1860 1861 1866

OMIT 1869 1872

→ a considerable amount of difference 1859 1860 1861 1866

that they differ considerably 1869 1872

the nearest →continent, we sometimes see displayed on a small scale,

but

yet

in a most interesting manner, within the limits of the same archipelago. Thus

each separate

the several

island

islands

of the Galapagos Archipelago

are

tenanted, →as I have elsewhere shown, in a →quite marvellous manner, by very closely related species; so that the inhabitants of →each separate island, though mostly distinct, are related in an incomparably closer degree to each other than to the inhabitants of any other

quarter

part

of the world.

~~And~~

And

This

this

~~just~~

just

what might have been

expected,

expected

→on my view, for the islands are situated so near →each other that they would almost

necessarily

certainly

receive immigrants from the same original source,

and

from each other. But →this dissimilarity between the endemic inhabitants of the →islands may be used as an argument against my views; for it may be asked how has it happened in the several islands situated within sight of each other, having the same geological nature, the same height, climate,

&C.

&c.?

~~that~~

~~many~~

~~the~~

~~immigrants~~

~~should~~

~~have~~

~~been~~

~~differently~~

~~modified,~~

~~though~~

~~only~~

~~small~~

degree.

~~degree?~~

degree?

This long appeared to me a great difficulty: but it arises in chief part from the deeply-seated error of considering the physical conditions of a country as the most

important;

important

→for its inhabitants; whereas it

cannot

cannot,

~~I think,~~

I think,

be disputed that the nature of the other

inhabitants,

species

inhabitants

with which each has to compete, is

least as important, and generally a far more important element of success. Now if we look to →those inhabitants of the Galapagos Archipelago

and

which

are

likewise found

found

in other parts of the

world,

world

→(laying on one side for the moment the endemic species, which cannot be here fairly included, as we are considering how they have come to be modified since their arrival), we find →a considerable amount of difference