RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. The specification in the different islands apparently so similar. CUL-DAR205.3.192. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 1.2022. 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-DAR205.3 contains notes on distribution of animals.
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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The specification in the different islands, apparently so similar, is analogous with the variation of cattle in different countries & even islands of archipelagos.
[insertion:] The Creationist must, almost, assume there is some difference in conditions Nothing is more false & presumptuous than for us to judge what are similar conditions for animals: look at variety of birds in different counties in England.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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