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his studies of bird-life, were never forgotten. Often it 

 is difficult to understand if they were not indeed pri- 

 mary rather than secondary objects on many of these 

 trips, for he always spent much time at the museums and 

 in calling on his scientific friends. In Washington he 

 invariably spent many days at the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion; while in Philadelphia he always called on Mr, 

 Krider, in New York on Mr. Elliot and visited the 

 Central Park, while in Boston the rooms of the Natural 

 History Society were always a charmed place for him 

 and where he met many naturalists. He also visited 

 places nearer home. His visits to Fredericton were fre- 

 quent where he enjoyed the collection of Mr. Sill. His 

 own collection of birds was also becoming better known 

 and was visited by many prominent people. In April, 



1866, his museum was visited by Admiral Sir James 

 Hope, Governor Gordon, General Doil, Captain Hold- 

 ness and other British oflScers. Several visits "to the 

 west" — as Mr. Boardman then caUed his trips to places 

 as far as Washington — were made in 1867. Four times 

 at least he went to New York, spending from four days 

 to a week at each visit. 



His eldest son, Charles A., having been admitted to 

 the business firm in 1867, Mr. Boardman relinquished 

 much of its care to him and made his first visit to Florida 

 in the winter 1867-68, leaving home on December 26, 



1867. Several reasons led to his making this winter 

 journey to Florida. Mr. Boardman had studied the 

 birds of the St. Croix for many years, knew them all 

 and wanted to know more about the birds of other parts 

 of our own country. As has been stated in a previous 

 chapter, the division of work with his firm was such that 



