RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1856.04. The absence of Mammals is the more remarkable. CUL-DAR205.3.204. 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 '19' indicates that this document was filed by Darwin in his portfolio for the subject of Island endemism: animals.
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The absence of mammals is the more remarkable, as we see most peculiar genera of Plants & Birds on island - We know Mamifers can live - we see those forms which can reach islands through air or water are found there, & often peculiar forms, so that there has been creation of mamifers-
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Balanidæ
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Pollicipes spinosus*
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Lithotrya cauta*
(Here we have 30 species, of which 21 are peculiar.)
[excised words] The ancient history of
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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