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From:
P. L. Sclater
To:
J. S. Henslow
Date:
March 1857
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library MS Add. 8177: 279
Summary:
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Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project
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Lists land birds of Galapagos and discusses their distribution on mainland of S. America.
Informs CD that Sylvicola aureola may be a distinct species but is a close ally of S. aestiva of N. and S. America and perhaps only a "climatic variety".
Corrects CD’s statement [Origin, 3d ed.] that Madeira does not possess one peculiar bird. There is one, out of the 99.
Encloses a memorandum [missing] drawn up by W. H. Flower, Huxley, and himself, defending Charles Wyville Thomson against an attack made upon him.