440 AUDUBON, THE NATURALIST 



The following friendly letter from one of Wilson's 

 editors belongs to this period: 



Sir William Jar dine to Audubon 



Jardine Hall 3 d Deer. 1830 — 

 My dear Sir, 



I only learnt a few days since that you were to winter in 

 Edinburgh, and perhaps since you are not Hurried for time in 

 Trovelly [?] will come out to spend a day or two with me — If 

 you can come out before the 10 th. when I shall have the pleas- 

 ure of shewing you some Blackgame Shooting — The season 

 expires on the Tenth of the Month partridges have bred so 

 ill that there is scarsely any in the whole country, and pheas- 

 ants have been so lately introduced that they are yet rather 

 scarce — In a wet day you may have your easel & brushes I 

 should wish much to hear your account of Wilson during the 

 times you hunted with him — and also some account of the 

 New Species you figure in the american Ornithology — 



I am happy to learn you intend figuring the learned Men 

 of America as accompanyment to your work particularly the 

 ornithologists, do you know the painter of the portrait of 

 Wilson — I have three portraits of him in the House, and also 

 a profile taken by the machine I should like to have your opin- 

 ion of them one of the portraits was painted from an original 

 that went to America — 



I shall expect to hear you are coming soon — Mr Lizars will 

 tell you about coaches — &c 



With best regards believe me 



Sincerely yours 



Wm Jardine 

 [Addressed] J. Audubon Esqr 



Care of W. H. Lizars Esqr 

 3 James Square 

 Edinburgh. 



Audubon was not outstripped by his Edinburgh 

 rivals, who to all appearances had planned to cover the 



