Chapter 18

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