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wlio has SO admirably executed this Avork, and who, with 

 Mr. Champion, is still engaged upon the ' Biologia.' 



Godman having l)een invalided for some montlis by a 

 severe attack of phlebitis, was in 1888 recommended by his 

 Doctor to spend the winter in a warmer climate, and as he 

 and Salvin had found, in working out the various subjects 

 for the ' Biologia/ that their collections contained very scanty 

 material from Mexico, he decided to visit that country with 

 a view to supplying this deficiency. In order, however, to 

 gain full advantage from the expedition, he procured the 

 services of Messrs, Richardson and Lloyd, who devoted their 

 attention specially to collecting birds, the latter going to 

 the northern provinces, while the former accompanied 

 Godman to Central and Southern Mexico. He also took 

 with him Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Smith, who proved marvel- 

 lously good collectors in various branches of Entomology. 

 All these assistants remained in the country for a considerable 

 time after Godman's return, adding mucli valuable material, 

 but extending still farther the scope of the work. 



On his return from Mexico, agreeing Avith his friend that 

 both their own and the National Collection Avere greatly 

 deficient in North-American birds, so important for com- 

 parison in Avorking out their Mexican allies, Godman bought 

 the Henshaw Collection, which Avas carefully examined and 

 authentically named by Professor Ridgway before it Avas 

 sent to England. This proved most valuable in determining 

 many of the Central Mexican species. 



In the summer of 1879 Godman and Salvin made a short 

 trip to the Dauphine Alps in company with H. J. Ehves 

 and W. A. Forbes, with the double object of getting a change 

 of scene and air, and collecting Alpine butterllies, about 

 Avliich at that time they were all very keen. They at first 

 Avent to Chambery, driving past the Monastery of the Grand 

 Chartreuse to Grenoble and Brian^on, over the Col du 

 Lauteret on foot, to Oulx on the Mont Ceuis Ruihvay, 

 thence to Turin and Baveno on Lago Maggiore, and again 

 crossing the Alps by the Monte Moro pass into Switzerland 

 whence they returned to England. Their total capture of 



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