416 AUDUBON, THE NATURALIST 



Early in 1829 Bonaparte wrote from Rome, where 

 he had then settled, and the following letter shows that 

 he had then heard of Audubon's visit to France, and 

 was keenly interested in his success: 



Charles L. Bonaparte to Audubon 



ROME January 10 th 1829. 



DEAR SIR 



I received in due time your favours of November 3d. & De- 

 cember 21 st. & now come to thank you for them, wishing you 

 or rather expressing to you at the occasion of the renewal of 

 the year, the warm wishes I constantly have for your health, 

 happiness & especially for the success of your work. From the 

 contents of your letter I clearly perceive that one at least of 

 my letters to you must have miscarried. Nothing could be 

 more interesting to me than the narrative of your journey to 

 France, though I had heard from other quarters the good & 

 well deserved reception you met with. Your letter of August 

 20 th. never came at hand, & it must have been the same with 

 at least one of mine to you. What you mention about Tem- 

 minck quite astonishes me! ... I thought he would have un- 

 dertaken even a journey to see you & your drawings ! ! ! Please 

 let me know when you write whether the Ornithological Illus- 

 trations of Jardine, Vigors & Co are stopped or still going 

 on. The animals I spoke to you of were reported as deliv- 

 ered to you by Mr Gray of the British Museum who had re- 

 ceived them for me from the U. States. Is it not so? . . . 

 Corvus Cornix with us is very fond of the sea shore & feeds 

 occasionally on fish, but I never observed it had the singular 

 habits of C. ossifragus at least as described by Wilson. 



I am surprized at Messrs J B's conduct ; I have always 

 found them extremely kind and well disposed towards me ; & 

 although we have settled our accounts I had no reason to be- 

 lieve they would refuse our box. However we can do without 

 their interference quite as well, & I hope you have already for- 

 warded the box to Leghorn recommending it to the care of my 



