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1826 



Sailed for Europe to introduce his draw- 

 ings. 



1827 

 Issued prospectus of his " Birds. " 



1828 



Went to Paris to canvass. Visited 

 Cuvier. 



1829 



Eeturned to the United States, scoured 

 the woods for more material for his 

 biographies. 



1830 

 Eeturned to London with his family. 



1830-1839 



Elephant folio, The Birds of North Amer- 

 ica, published. 



1831-39 



American Ornithological Biography pub- 

 lished in Edinburgh. 



1831 

 Again in America for nearly three years. 



1832-33 



In Florida, South Carolina, and the 

 Northern States, Labrador, and Canada. 



