RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstracts. CUL-DAR5.B72. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 12.2021. RN1

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[B72]

p 273 Authus Lear half page blank

Mackenzie (p. 346) mentions 13 land birds

Athenæum 1838 [25 August, no. 565] p 613 says Mr Proctor the subcurator of Dublin Museum collected 150 birds in Ireland. I suppose many aquatic

 

[B72v]

Anthus comes very near A. pralinsis, which like its southern representative is said by Mr Yarrell (p 392) to have a very high northern range.

Iceland 65° though centre of island Georgia 54° 30'

Iceland must be about 20 times as big as Georgia


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