Cviii SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF ANDREW DOWNS PIERS. 



dence with the foremost naturalists of his day. He had a high sense 

 of honour and was of a genial, kindly disposition, and was much 

 respected by all who knew him. It has been truly said of him by his 

 friend, Charles Hallock, that " his modesty was always such that his 

 name is hardly known outside of scientific circles, while his credentials 

 he folded away in a napkin." He remembered once seeing Audubon, 

 with whom he also corresponded, and was a friend and great admirer 

 of Charles Waterton, the naturalist, at whose house, Walton Hall, 

 in England, he had been a guest, and whose " Wanderings in 

 South America " he greatly admired and frequently quoted. He also 

 corresponded with Frank Buckland and most of the foremost zoolo- 

 gists of his time. 



Jan. 26, 1903. 



