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ety, to which he was elected on the 19th of March ; resumes 

 his painting, and in midsummer starts with his wife on a 

 canvassing tour of the provincial towns ; invites William 

 Swainson to assist him in editing his letterpress, but a dis- 

 agreement follows. 

 Changes his plans, and settles again in Edinburgh ; meets Wil- 

 liam MacGillivray, who undertakes to assist him with his 

 manuscript, and together they begin the first volume of 

 the Ornithological Biography in October. 



1831-1839 



The Ornithological Biography, in five volumes, published at 

 Edinburgh, and partly reissued in Philadelphia and Bos- 

 ton. 



1831-1834, 



In America, exploring the North and South Atlantic coasts 

 for birds. 



1831 



March. — First volume of the Ornithological Biography pub- 

 lished, representing the text of the first 100 double-ele- 

 phant folio plates. 



April 15. — Returns with his wife to London. 



May-July. — Visits Paris again in the interests of his publica- 

 tions. 



August 2. — Starts with his wife on his second journey from 

 England to America, and lands in New York on Septem- 

 ber 4. 



Plans to visit Florida with two assistants, and obtains prom- 

 ise of aid from the Government. 



October-November. — At Charleston, South Carolina, where he 

 meets John Bachman and is taken into his home. 



November 15. — Sails with his assistants in the government 

 schooner Agnes for St. Augustine. 



