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ceum of Natural History, i, 338; 

 acts as model for Vanderlyn's por- 

 trait of Andrew Jackson, i, 338; 

 to Thomas Sully, i, 339; visit 

 to Albany and Niagara Falls, i, 

 339; misadventure at Presque Isle, 

 i, 340; the Meadville "Episode," i, 

 341-343; residence at Pittsburgh, i, 

 343; journey to Lakes Ontario and 

 Champlain, where plans of his 

 publication are matured, i, 343; 

 stranded at Cincinnati, i, 344; re- 

 turns to St. Francisville, and resorts 

 to teaching, i, 346; sails with his 

 drawings from New Orleans, i, 

 347; journal of the voyage of the 

 Delos, i, 348-350; lands in Liver- 

 pool, i, 350; his credentials, i, 351; 

 introduction to Lafayette, i, 351 ; 

 customs duties, i, 350; Nolte's let- 

 ter to the Rathbones, i, 352; aid of 

 the "Queen Bee" of "Greenbank," 

 i, 353; his "observatory nerves," 

 i, 353; ornithological dedications, 

 i, 354; exhibition of his drawings 

 at the Royal Institution, i, 354; 

 appearance and habits, i, 354; 

 paintings as gifts, and the Turkey 

 Cock seal, i, 355; painting meth- 

 ods, i, 355; opens a subscription 

 book of The Birds of America at 

 Manchester, i, 356; plan of the 

 work, i, 356; his life of contrasts, 

 i, 357; journey to Edinburgh, i, 

 357; invitation to merge his work, 

 i, 357; meeting with Lizars, who 

 agrees to engrave his first num- 

 ber, i, 358; first proof of the Tur- 

 key Cock received, i, 358; publica- 

 tion of the first ten plates in Edin- 

 burgh, i, 358; success of his Edin- 

 burgh exhibition, i, 359; impres- 

 sions of Philarete-Chasles, i, 359; 

 Cap's hint taken, i, 360; cast of 

 his head made and his portrait 

 painted, i, 361; response at ban- 

 quet of the Royal Institution, i, 



361 ; society's tax on his strength, 

 i, 361; contributions to journals, i, 

 362; blackballed by an American 

 Society, i, 362; proposed gift to 

 the Royal Institution, i, 363; visit 

 to "Dalmahoy," i, 363; friendship 

 of Basil Hall, i, 364; characteriza- 

 tion of Francis Jeffrey, i, 365; first 

 meeting with Scott, and his record 

 of the interview, i, 365; exhibits 

 his drawings at Sir Walter's home, 

 i, 366; Scott, on Audubon, i, 367; 

 papers on the Wild Pigeon and the 

 Rattlesnake, i, 368; his painting of 

 "Pheasants attacked by a fox," i, 

 369; Sidney Smith, i, 369; to his 

 wife, i, 369-373; first meeting with 

 Kidd, i, 373; issues his Prospectus, 

 i, 373; visit to Selby at "Twizel 

 House," 374; with Thomas Bewick 

 at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, i, 375; 

 success in canvassing, i, 376; in 

 London, i, 377-410, 413-418; his 

 credentials for the metropolis, i, 

 376-380; abandonment of his work 

 by Lizars and discovery of Robert 

 Havell, Junior, i, 380-384; his 

 Birds of America fly to London, i, 

 384; painting his way to liberty, i, 

 388 ; canvassing experiences, i, 388 ; 

 efforts to secure the patronage of 

 the King, i, 390, 392; the Queen 

 becomes his patroness, i, 392; visit 

 to Glasgow, i, 393; difficulties with 

 his publishers, i, 393; timely aid 

 from Sir Thomas Lawrence, i, 393- 

 396; exhibition and sale of his paint- 

 ings, i, 394; resolutions on snuff, 

 i, 396; dislike of London, i, 397; 

 his work and Selby's compared, i, 

 397; revision of his drawings, i, 

 398; calls by appointment upon an 

 earl, i, 398; visits the great Uni- 

 versities, i, 399; solicitations oi 

 publishers and contributions to 

 magazines, i, 399; friendship with 

 Swainson, and original letters of 



