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In this capacity he enjoyed the friendship of Mr. N. A. Vigors, 

 one of the then leading English naturalists ; and by his means was 

 first introduced into the world of authorship. His maiden essay 

 consisted of " A. Collection of Birds from the Himalayan Moun- 

 tains," communicated by Mr. Vigors to Zool. Soc. Proc. (1830-31). 

 Gould's drawings afterwards were transferred to stone by his 

 accomplished wife. The success of this proved so gratifying, that 

 ' The Birds of Europe ' was forthwith begun, and finished in 1837, 

 in seven vols, folio. Simultaneously with this important work, 

 he issued, in 1834, a Monograph of the Rhamphastida) or Toucans ; 

 and four years later a Monograph of the Trogonidse, which reached 

 a second edition a short time before his death. His journey to 

 Australia resulted in his sumptuous volumes on the birds of that 

 continent, which were issued in seven folio volumes from 1841 to 

 1848. "Within a year from his return to Europe, he was completely 

 over^^'helmed by the loss of his devoted -wife. 



Possibly the most striking of Mr. Grould's publications is his 

 * Monograph of the Trochilidse, or Humming-Birds.' It is a 

 satisfaction to note that the original specimens collected for this 

 work have been, since the collector's death, acquired by the autho- 

 rities of the British Museum. The remaining works of the inde- 

 fatigable author were : — * The Birds of Great Britain ;' ' Handbook 

 to the Birds of Australia,' in 8vo ; ' The Birds of Asia ;' ' The Birds 

 of New Guinea ;' the first part of a ' Monograph of the Pittidae, or 

 Ant-Thrushes of the Old World ;' ' Icones Avium ;' and ' Mono- 

 graph of the Odontophorhinse, or Partridges of America.' 



These various works were published by the author himself, 

 owing to the fact that his first work went vainly begging for a 

 publisher ; afterwards, when advantageous terms were ofl:ered, he 

 declined to treat. His enthusiasm for the objects of his care 

 was such as to make him refuse to sell a copy of one of his books 

 to a person wlio wanted to become a purchaser, but had thought 

 fit to speak to him slightingly of the performance. 



He was elected a Fellow of this Society on January 15, 1833^ 

 and died in Loudon, February 3, 1881. 



Geeaed Keefft, born at Brunswick in 1830, and died in 

 February last at Sydney, Australia. 



After passing some time in the United States, he went to 

 Melbourne in 1852, and formed part of the Government Explo- 

 ration Expedition in 1858. He returned to Melbourne as leader 

 of the Expedition, and accepted a post as Assistant at the Museum ; 

 but soon after relinquished it, and returned to Germany. The 

 next year, after a short stay in South Africa, he settled at Sydney 

 as Curator of the Museum in succession to Dr. Pittard. A series 

 of disagreements with the Trustees of that Institution ended by 

 his retirement from his position there in 1874. 



De. Willia-M Laudee Lindsay was born in 1828. As a 

 schoolboy, he is said to have exhibited " that enthusiastic love of 

 knowledge and foreign travel, as well as that facility with the 

 pen and pencil, which distinguished his after years." His principal 



