Excerpt from Testacea Atlantica: Or the Land and Freshwater Shells of the Azores, Madeiras, Salvages, Canaries, Cape Verdes, and Saint Helena IT is now exactly thirty years since I commenced to collect (in the autumn of 1847) the land-shells of the various outlying islands and rocks of the Madeiran Group; and although Insects, rather than Mollusca, formed at that time the main object of my researches, I was nevertheless enabled to add a considerable number of unmistakeably new species to the careful and elabo rate ...
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Excerpt from Testacea Atlantica: Or the Land and Freshwater Shells of the Azores, Madeiras, Salvages, Canaries, Cape Verdes, and Saint Helena IT is now exactly thirty years since I commenced to collect (in the autumn of 1847) the land-shells of the various outlying islands and rocks of the Madeiran Group; and although Insects, rather than Mollusca, formed at that time the main object of my researches, I was nevertheless enabled to add a considerable number of unmistakeably new species to the careful and elabo rate catalogue which had previously been compiled by my excel lent friend, and after-companion, the late Rev. R. T. Lowe. Not to mention the many explorations and encampments which I subsequently enjoyed in Mr. Lowe's company during four suc cessive trips to the archipelago, the last of which occupied the summer of 1855, it was not until January of 1858 that the liberality of John Gray, Esq., gave me the first opportunity of turning my attention to the Canarian fauna. By a somewhat curious coincidence Mr. Lowe was at that particular time spending the winter in Teneriffe, so that Mr. Gray's yacht was generously placed at our disposal to visit the numerous islands of the widely-scattered Canarian Group; and, although Mr. Gray's sojourn was unexpectedly curtailed, I did not return to England until the following J uly, - and with the full intention, even then, of making a second expedition so soon as the necessary arrangements could be completed. This, for tunately, did not require long for I again had a very profitable interval, from February to July of 1859, in the Canarian archi pelago, - joined, as before, by Mr. Lowe. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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