118 JOHN JAMES AUDUBON 

 the goal of his long years of striving had 

 been reached. About one hundred and 

 seventy-five copies of his " Birds " had 

 been delivered to subscribers, eighty of 

 the number in this country. 



In a copy of the " Ornithological 

 Biography' 7 given in 1844 by Audubon 

 to J. Prescott Hall, the following note, 

 preserved in the Magazine of American 

 History (1877) was written by Mr. Hall. 

 It is reproduced here in spite of its vari- 

 ance from statements now accepted : 



"Mr. Audubon told me in the year 

 184- that he did not sell more than 40 

 copies of his great work in England, 

 Ireland, Scotland and France, of which 

 Louis Philippe took 10. 



"The following received their copies 

 but never paid for them : George IV., 

 Duchess of Clarence, Marquis of London- 

 derry, Princess of Hesse Homburg. 



" An Irish lord whose name he would 

 not give, took two copies and paid for 

 neither. Eothschild paid for his copy, 

 but with great reluctance. 



