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PBOCEEDINGS OF THE 



Audubon, J. J. (com.). 



1 May 1828. A most effusive letter of thanks for S.'s review. — 

 His plan of publishing a work on British 

 Birds does not meet with favour from any one. 

 16 June 1828. Another letter in high flown language. His 

 method of composing the picture of the Eagle 

 and the Lamb. 

 1 July 1828. On the same and other pictures composed or im- 

 proved in London from various materials. 

 July 1828. A. hopes the "Eagle and Lamb" will go to 

 Windsor Castle. S. abstained from oflEering 

 an opinion on the merits of the picture. 

 Aug. 1828. Despondent about domestic affairs ; proposes to S. 

 a visit to Paris. 

 21, 22, 25 Aug. About the arrangements for the journey. Has 

 1828. received from Vigors the offer of £10 10s. Od. 



p. sheet for a paper for the Zoolog. Journal. 

 To Mrs. S., who joins the party to Paris 



27 Aug. 1828. 

 1 Nov. 1828. 



A. 



has returned from Paris where he got 14 

 subscribers to his work, which raises the whole 

 list of subscribers to 144. 

 7 Nov. 1828. A. has sold his picture of the Blue Jays for 

 10 gs. ; he has presented his work to the 

 Linuean Society, without receiving an ac- 

 knowledgment. 



20 Dec. 

 25 Dec. 



1828. 

 1828. 



14 Feb. 1829. 

 New Jersey. 



14 Sept. 1829. 

 London. 



28 April 1830. 



5 May 1830. 



26 July 1830. 



Manchester. 

 22 Auo-. 1830. 



London. 



6 June 1831. 



6 Dec. 1837. 



11 Jan. 1838. 



A. mentions that the skeleton of the Elephant 



from Exeter 'Change fetched £400. 

 Pi'ivate aftaii's. 



Private affairs. — Habits of Amj^elis americana. 



A. has returned to England, visits Paris again, 

 sends S. copy of the first Volume of Ornith. 

 Biography ; disapproves of S.'s engaging in 

 controversial matters in his article on " Female 

 Naturalists." 



About his mammoth publication ; is greatly 

 elated by his election into the Royal Society, 

 and the recognition of his works by the U.S. 

 Government. 



Considers a new Woodpecker named by S. to be 

 the yoimg of a well-known species ; gives 30 

 birds to the Brit. Mus. 



About the same Woodpecker — A. proposes to S. 

 the preparation of a new work, A. giving 

 ideas, S. putting them into a pleasing shape, 

 both authors j oining their households during 

 the progress of the work. 



A. returns to America for collecting purposes. 

 A asks for loan of some birds. 

 About Prince Bonaparte. — Cygnus hewickii and 

 other Northern Birds. 



AUDUBOIf, ViCTOE GrlEFOED (son o£ J. J. A.). 



London. Expects his father to arrive in England. 



8 May 1824. 



Atlesfoed, Lady. See Finch, A. S. 



