318 . Scientific Intelligence. 
Scattered Equatorial Islands, Washington, 2 or 3? 
a3 “ ‘“c Christm Liaoys ? 
“ “ “ J: is’s, = 8 or 10 
5 “bd bie Malden’s - 25 or 30 
= ck ts Starbuck’s 
“i “ J “ Penr ’s, 35 
i -: q Flint’s i Staver's, Daipess Pano aed peter ate 
4“ “c “ - aker’s. 5 or 6 
ts uc “ Howlar 1d’s. ? 
“ 2 . Phoenix and McKean’s, 0 
“ “ sc sopra 8, 2 or 3? 
iT “ “ Newmar ket, 6 or 8? 
a - ¢ Gardner’s, Hull’s, Sydney, Birnie’ see = 0? 
Feejee Islands, ......._.__. Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, Oval 5 or 6? 
Eastern Islan 0? 
North of Feejees, --.._..... Horne, Wallis, Ellice, Depeyster, -__- 0? 
Sandwi ich Islan PAR CLs eS Kauai, - lor 
LD aan Dae Gel, 25 or 30 
a ee are 1 a Ag 3 
acne ay oS Loe i 
Gilbert Eo | A coats r 
OO NES i a Ne ook Kuria, Maiana and Tarawa, 3 or more. 
‘“ Oi ets Kaliae 2, Apamam ama, ___. 5 
« Rie Seu apenas as Apaiang or Charlotte 6 or7 
= peat ie eae Reo Yai Mar. pase 3 or more 
“ pas Eee Nig ahaa a M Sg), Maas stom 
Carolineg. i re as McAskill’s, __ 60 
Pigment eeLe Goan; =. ccc), 600 
a ea a arene 600 
Hho Iu eeoneedeskh hw ewes ac 3. 90 
EOWA cecccas 0? 
New 1 Hebrides. New Caledonia, Salomon Islands, ____ ascertained 
the cases of elevation here included, in only two are shells 
of Tridacnas alluded to; these are Honden Island and Clermont 
Tonnerre, in the Paumotus. It is not necessary to go over the 
evidence for the several cases, as it is stated at length in my 
work, 
Mr. 
n p. 176, and. discus the facts as regards the Samoa 
ibsideaes a a iter mibedonne like the elevations under ¢ 
sideration. But in fact my statement is in a chapter on the 
eneral coral-island wsuatarapes and, on the page there referred to 
. 326), I cite Mr. Darwin’s conclusions as to the Gambier Island 
subsidence, and put with it ay own from the width of the reefs 
In conchsion, if I differ widely, for the reasons cae stated, 
Mr, 1 » 48 to the limits of the areas of subsidence and 
elevation in the Pacific, and believe that the new edition of his. 
work _— little appreciation of some of the most ip aes 
causes that have limited the distribution of coral reefs, I have, as 
