W. Saville-Kent, Photo, 
WRECK POINT, PELSART ISLAND, p. 136. 
CHAPTER V. 
HOUTMAN’S ABROLHOS. 
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UCH interest attaches itself in the minds of most biological students to the 
contemplation of the indigenous fauna and flora of islands occupying 
a more or less remote distance from the nearest mainland. Oftentimes, 
though the intervening space scarcely outdistances the range of human vision, the 
terrestrial inhabitants of the divided lands may be notably distinct, the distinction 
extending itself even to such migratory forms as birds and insects. This fact is 
especially familiar to all who have made themselves conversant with the contents of 
Dr. A. R. Wallace’s fascinating volume, “Island Life.” 
The subject matter dealt with by that accomplished naturalist in the treatise 
quoted is limited exclusively to the consideration of the denizens of the terrestrial 
W. Saville-Kent, Photo. 
MIRAGE-ELEVATED RREAKERS ON OUTER BARRIER, PELSART ISLAND, p. 143. 
