RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [c.1851]. [Abstract of Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London?]. CUL-DAR75.65. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 5.2021. RN1

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Lyell address

p. 52 – very good on imperfection of natural geolog Records

 

 

p 53 we know nothing of cave animals of miocene or eocene – 53-

 

 

five sets of mammals since Eocene – p 55 Lund 101 mammal only 1 recent.

76

Reeve

on distrib. of Bulimus not marked.

77

Spence

on immense [illeg] caused by insects to [Carfs]

79

Forbes Report

1850, p. 252 On gregariousness of shells, [mussels] good conditions

 

 

p 254. Same species colourless at great depth & coloured in shallowed seas

 

 

p 256 Glacial out [illeg]

84

Ramsay,

p 176, 23,000 ft denuded

85

Adams

p 191 Species of same nature as genera

 

 

p 193 on 2 or more vars. having coincident, but generally differing; being coincident forces created! Looks at all adaptation to climate. Good. See Back of Page

86

MacAndrew

p. 4 Arctic regions rich only in individuals

 

 

p. 6 on proportion of shell common to Scandinavian & N. America to Britain 15/100  20/100

 

 

p. 16 Proportion common o Scandinavian & Canary Isd

 

 

p 37 Canary shells common to Madeira & Agora, not [found] in Mediterranean

 

 

p 37 – 156 Madeira shells, 3 N. American

 

 

p 44 Northern species range further S, than S. species do north

 

 

p 49 disconnected range

 

 

p 50 argues from Land-shells the Madeira &c distant [illeg]

89

Blyth

p 4 speaks of a rodent Lemur

90

 

p 11 on origin of Turtle-Dove

 

 

p 29 on the Buceros building in the female on her nest

91

 

p 10 on Indian crow [varying] with white. Blyth consider C. came certainly vac. of [I. Comm]

92

Ramsay

p 309.  Canbrian to Dernia 8 miles thick – no delta – p 310 on what formation near Lakes – only 3 great known estuary formations

(I suppose F W fish wd be [found] in Deltas)

94

Huxley Lectures

p. 6 – argues beauty of no use to animal – argue differences of species no use to them

(If this be correct, then Selection not cause.)

95

Jeffreys

p. 15 p. 16 Chiton in free state only for 2 or 3 days – Insists on difficulty of [2 words illeg] shells crossing near British channel – accounts for all deficiency a prior state of things – p. 21 greatest difference in species of [Si….] zones in Mediterranean compared with Britain

96

Denham

p. 2 soundings off N. Zealand & Norfolk Isd.

98

Binney

p 37. – 120 Beds of Coal in Lancashire p 17 [proof] of many show very slow time

 

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Say that I have not met with observation on range of vars, except these another agreement with species, & on my views of relation to other [illeg] beings no difficulty -


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