RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Athenæum, 1851, p. 754. CUL-DAR205.2.98. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 5.2022. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR205.2 contains notes on means of distribution.
The brown crayon number '18' indicates that this document was filed by Darwin in his portfolio for the subject of Migration.
Athenæum Brit. Assoc. 1851, no. 1237, 12 July.
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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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