380 Rhoads, Aiiduboniana. \ o"^ 



London is a matter not now understood in any part of America, 

 and sorry will you be as well as himself, when I assure you that 

 out of the twelve supposed to be, and published by Dr. Morton, 

 from Townsend's first cargo, not more than six are actually unde- 

 scribed, although I have taken upon myself the risk of publishing 

 his names to the Birds on my plate, but which of course I am 

 obliged to correct in my letter press. The little beautifid 07vl, I 

 would venture to say has been described by Vigors at least ten 

 years ago, &c. &c. Swainson never goes to bed without describ- 

 ing some new species, and Charles Bonaparte, during his late 

 visit to London, has published as many as 20 of a night at the 

 Museum of the Zoological Society Insects &c. &c. Stir, work 

 hard, [be] prompt in everything. My work juust soon be fin- 

 ished, and unless all is received here by the month of May next, 

 why I shall have to abandon to others what I might myself have 

 accomplished. God bless you, many happy years. We are all 

 well, thank God, just now. Remember me and us kindly to all 

 around and every friend and believe me ever your most truly 

 and sincerely attached friend, 



John J. Audubon. 



To Edward Harris, Esq''^ 



Addressed, care " Messrs. Rathbone, Brothers & Co. 

 When you send to Liverpool. Liverpool." 



^If Townsend has brought Birds Eggs, ask him to send them 

 me. I will return all to him that he may want. I greatly regret 

 that you did not find me the water Birds of which you speak, as 

 I might have perchance found something new or curious among 

 them. The Golden Eye Duck especially, if any he had ? 



J. J. Audubon. 



' This paragraph, with thesignature, is the only part of this letter in Audubon's 

 own hand. The preceding portion was a copy of his draft, and marked " Dupli- 

 cate." Undoubtedly Audubon had to make so many alterations in the original 

 that he was ashamed to forward it. The address on the wrapper is Audubon's 

 penmanship. 



