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should not be neglected to the very important work of Bartram 

 (Travels through North and South Carolina) published in 1791? 

 which contains a catalogue of the birds of the Eastern United 

 States and other important ornithological matter, and though 

 this list is not limited to those occuring in Virginia it must, like 

 Catesby's treatise, have tended to convey valuable information re- 

 garding the birds of the State. 



The first half of the present century saw the appearance of 

 the great works of Audubon and Wilson which were followed by 

 the further development of American Ornithology that has made 

 such rapid progress in recent years. 



can Ornithology' contained in his Birds of the Colorado Valley and to the His- 

 torical Preface to his Key to North American Birds; Also to the Address of 

 Prof. Goode previously mentioned. 



