WCP2058

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11 Norman Road, Rusholene, Manchester

14 April 1881.

My dear Sir,

You are very good to take my criticisms of your admirable book¹ as they were meant. I have just finished it, and have written down a few points which strike me as notanda for 2^d edit.

You will find references to fossil mammalian and the ancient germaphiles of N. W, Europe touched in my cave-hunting, and Early Man. Three lists of fossil hearts I enclose with this.

I shall hope to see you here on [2] 27th April, and regret that my wife being 'upstairs' will prevent my asking you to dine with us. However I can show you Hippos and Reindeer in the College.

I am | My dear Sir | Yours truly | W. Boyd Dawkins² [signature]

A. R. Wallace Esq

[3] Corrections Inserted

C p 119	The Classification of Glacial Period put forward by Dr Geikie not accepted by European and American Geologists –
p 148	No evidence of Hippo soon after.
p. 184	No evid. of 'fragmental' and 'insular' condition of N. American in Eo-Mio-Pliocene
193.	l. 30 — Triassic fauna of continent not poor but as with as Oolite & Lias.
199.	N. American polar land region as old as carboniferous Early Secondary? are. A large part of NE American depressed under glacial sea — some 1000 feet — Saharan.
213.	'distinct formation' I doubt distinct –
311.	The sea bottom to 2000 fms has a subaeriel land contour.
319.	Submergence not proved S. of line passing through Bristol and London. The Pleist. animals reoccupied emerged Britain.
390.	? poverty of Australian & Africa in higher forms of life.
421.	See Iceland See Early Man C1.11.111.
466447	The Deinovnis <Dinornis maximus> has 3 toes not 4.