10 Biographical Memoir of the late Henry Kuhl. 



he might have an opportunity of drawing or describing what- 

 ever he deemed of importance. He there entered minutely into 

 the study of the mammalia, birds and amphibia of New Holland, 

 the description of the natural history of which, having already 

 collected much with regard to it at Berlin and Amsterdam, he 

 had in view to finish the following winter at Paris. He found 

 a great abundance of these animals in London, as the Linnean 

 Society was in possession of a very extensive collection from 

 New Holland, which had not previously been described. In the 

 course of a few days he described and arranged 200 of these 

 animals. He also found much useful matter for his mono- 

 graphs on the genera Falco and Psittacus (the former of which, 

 however, has not been published) ; and acquired a knowledge 

 of all the objects which had been brought home by the last po- 

 lar expedition. — The Banksian Library, which contains an im- 

 mense collection of books on natural history, being open to all 

 who profess that science, was visited by him between the hours 

 of ten and four ; and, among the sketches made by Forster and 

 Sir Joseph Banks himself, he found many things of great im- 

 portance. In this library he also began the compilation of an 

 Indian Fauna, which he intended to make use of in the colonies 

 w^hich he was about to visit. — Access being given him to Bul- 

 lock's Museum, which was then proposed for sale, from ten to 

 five, he attended during these hours, to acquire a knowledge of 

 the specimens in that great collection, and describe and name 

 what was new. With regard to mammalia, this museum pos- 

 sessed few that were not previously known ; but of birds he de- 

 scribed upwards of 100 new species, and corrected the descrip- 

 tions of a great many more. — He experienced much kindness 

 from Mr Ay ton, the manager of the botanical garden of Kew ; 

 and also met with DecandoUe, who was then consulting the her- 

 baria of Smith and Brown for his great work. In the Banksian 

 Museum he became acquainted with a gentleman, who having 

 commanded the British army in America, had there collected a 

 great store of zoological subjects ; and this acquaintance turned 

 out of much importance to him with regard to the object of his 

 journey, for this gentleman was enabled, from his own experi- 

 ence, to furnish our traveller with circumstantial directions in 



