34 The Wilson Bulletin— No. 6G. 



the latter part of September, near Bordentown, New Jersey, 

 and Say's PlKiebe (Sayoniis soya), shot by Peak on July 17, 

 1820, near the Arkansas river, about twenty miles from the 

 Rocky Mountains. \Miether the latter had been overlooked, 

 considered a doubtful species by Say, or reserved for some one 

 else to describe in honor of the zoologist, is not known. 



Audubon met Bonaparte again in London, June 18, 1827, 

 and writes : " His mustachios, his bearded chin, his fine head 

 and eye, all were the same." Four days later Bonaparte and 

 some other gentlemen called upon Audubon. " My portfolios 

 were opened before this set of learned men and they saw many 

 birds they had not dreamed of. Charles offered to name them 

 for me, and I felt happy that he should; and with pencil he 

 actually christened upward of fifty, urging- me to publish them 

 at once in manuscript at the Zoological Society. These gentle- 

 men dropped off one by one, leaving only Charles and Mr. 

 A^igors. . . . T cannot tell you how surprised I was when 

 at Charles' lodging, to hear his man-servant call him ' Your 

 Royal Highness.' I thought this ridiculous in the extreme, 

 and T cannot conceive how good Charles can bear it; though 

 probably he docs bear it because he is good Charles." On 

 December 4 he records : "A letter from Charles Bonaparte 

 tells me he has decided not to reside in America, but in Flor- 

 ence : this I much regret." 



Bonaparte soon busied himself in preparation of his Fauna 

 Ualica, and, in a manner, severed his active participation in 

 American ornithology with the appearance of his Geograph- 

 ical and Comparative List of the Birds of Europe and the 

 Ignited States in 1838, though his influence is felt in our nom- 

 enclature up to the year of his demise. He died in Paris, July 

 29. 1857. 



It can be said of the Prince that for all his royal preten- 

 tions he appeared at best advantage when surrounded by a 

 scientific atmosphere. He fraternized with the votaries of art. 

 science and literature, whatever their condition or previous 

 position in life. He was second only to Ord in his achnira- 

 tion and appreciation of the genius of his jiredecessor, and 

 Ord was peculiarly sensitive to anything touching the fame 



