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would be considered distinct species. For my part, I am not 

 quite satisfied re.8:ardini^ the truth of the statement, although 

 under the impression it came from Philadelphia, a city which 

 can boast of some well-known "Conchologists." The writer 

 may be misunderstood, for perhaps the title "The Lost Atlan- 

 tis," is misleadino-. He never supposed for a moment that 

 there was any probability of ever obtaining proof of a sub- 

 merged continent, with all (or nearly all) its inhabitants. It 

 is certain, however, that, despite what has been urged by the 

 well-known Antiquarian, Sir Daniel Wilson, and others, 

 against Air. Donnellv's views, the question regarding them 

 remains unsettled. The possibility of the occurrence can be in- 

 ferred from the writings of a few of the many Famous Fossil 

 Botanists who believe a land passage must have existed be- 

 tween the continents to account for "the migration of Plants." 

 Sir W.Dawson considers the so-called "Miocene Flora" (Heer) 

 of Greenland, is actually "Eocene."' A similar view to this 

 ■\A as held by Mr. Starkie Gardiner, a well-known English Pal- 

 seobotanist. The primal distributing point of it may be The 

 Adirondacks (as Sir William thinks), yet the writer may be 

 permitted to imagfine that "Greenland" itself, or some land, 

 even north of it, may dispute the claim to the original migra- 

 tion. 



As regrards The Owls, to which one writer alluded, we all 

 know sufficient of their nocturnal habits to feel satisfied that 

 their flisfht between the continents under the present existing 

 conditions was simply impossible. 



Independent of the views if a few, out of several men of 

 science, vou mav -Dermit me to read an extract from a work 

 entitled "Touch and Go Papers," Travels of the Rev. H. R. 

 Hawers, M.A., Incumbent of St. James, Marylebone, a gen- 

 tleman intimatelv acquainted with the recent discoveries in 

 Egvpt, Assvria, etc. The extract is rather long, but, perhaps, 

 instead of curtailing it, it were better to adhere to the actual 

 words used and omit nothing bearing on the matter, viz. : "I 

 " was rather glad and surprised to find that amongst the few 

 " travellers really interested in Ancient Mexico whom I came 



