CHAPTER XII

OCEANIC ISLANDS:--THE AZORES AND BERMUDA

_The Azores, or Western Islands_

Position and Physical Features--Chief Zoological Features of the

Azores--Birds--Origin of the Azorean Bird-fauna--Insects of the

Azores--Land-shells of the Azores--The Flora of the Azores--The Dispersal

of Seeds--Birds as seed-carriers--Facilities for Dispersal of Azorean

Plants--Important Deduction from the Peculiarities of the Azorean Fauna and

Flora

_Pages_ 246-262

_Bermuda_

Position and Physical Features--The Red Clay of Bermuda--Zoology of

Bermuda--Birds of Bermuda--Comparison of the Bird-faunas of Bermuda and the

Azores--Insects of Bermuda--Land Mollusca--Flora of Bermuda--Concluding

Remarks on the Azores and Bermuda

_Pages_ 263-274

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