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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Athenæum, 1851, p. 754. CUL-DAR205.2.98. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 5.2022. RN1

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The brown crayon number '18' indicates that this document was filed by Darwin in his portfolio for the subject of Migration.

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Athenæum Brit. Assoc. 1851. p. 754 Forbes on shells of Azores & St. Helena. — old continent certainly from plants more connections between Azores & Europe, than with N. America, no doubt. I do not believe Forbes.— I shd think more of it if Azores &c presented fragment of Secondary or Primary rocks.— again they wd. have had Mammalia →

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A priori we shd have expected oceanic volcanic islds from history of volcanos — & if there was such difficulty of communication as Forbes supposes, then there wd have been island with the poorest vegetation.

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