But I fear that I shall and have bored you.
LETTER 367.

J.D.HOOKER TO CHARLES DARWIN.
(367/1.

In a letter of July 31st, Sir J.D.Hooker wrote, "You must not suppose me to be a champion of continental connection, because I am not agreeable to trans-oceanic migration...either hypothesis appears to me well to cover the facts of oceanic floras, but there are grave objections to both, botanical to yours, geological to Forbes'.") The following interesting letters give some of Sir Joseph's difficulties.) Kew, August 4th, 1866.
You mention ("Journal") no land-birds, except introduced, upon St.
Helena.

Beatson (Introduction xvii) mentions one (367/2.

Aegialitis sanctae-helenae, a small plover "very closely allied to a species found in South Africa, but presenting certain differences which entitle it to the rank of a peculiar species" (Wallace, "Island Life," page 294).
In the earlier editions of the "Origin" (e.g.Edition III., page 422) Darwin wrote that "Madeira does not possess one peculiar bird." In Edition IV., 1866, page 465, the mistake was put right.) "in considerable numbers," resembles sand-lark--is called "wire bird," has long greenish legs like wires, runs fast, eyes large, bill moderately long, is rather shy, does not possess much powers of flight.